The spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce responded to a reporter's question on China's complaint against the US for tariff measures at the WTO

On February 4, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said that on February 1, the United States announced a 10% tariff on relevant Chinese products. In order to defend its legitimate rights and interests, China has appealed the US taxation measures to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism. The US has imposed tariffs on Chinese imports to the US, which seriously violates WTO rules and is of a bad nature. It is a typical unilateralism and trade protectionism. The US move seriously undermines the rules-based multilateral trading system, undermines the foundation of economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States, and disrupts the stability of the global industrial chain supply chain. The US has repeatedly used unilateralism to override multilateralism, which has been strongly condemned by the majority of WTO members. China firmly opposes the US move and urges the US to immediately correct its wrong practice.