US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping. Photo: Bloomberg
China hits back at US report on its WTO compliance saying it lacks factual basis
- US Trade Representative’s office said negotiating new World Trade Organisation rules to try to rein in China’s “mercantilist” trade practices would be a futile exercise
- Last month, the Geneva-based arbiter of trade disputes launched an investigation into US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on US$250 billion of Chinese goods
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US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping. Photo: Bloomberg
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump last met in person in Argentina in December. Photo: AP
Donald Trump’s ‘inconsistent’ US$250 billion China tariffs likely to be investigated by WTO
- World Trade Organisation investigation expected to move ahead on Monday because the United States is unable to block the dispute inquiry for a second time
- Next round of trade war talks between the world’s two largest economies expected to begin on January 30 ahead of March 1 deadline
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China economy
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump last met in person in Argentina in December. Photo: AP