US President Donald Trump and the director general of World Trade Organisation, Roberto Azevedo (left), in Davos, Switzerland, in January. Photo: Reuters
WTO says Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods violate global trade rules
- For practical purposes, however, the decision may have little binding effect
- US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says the ruling is evidence of the WTO’s inability to hold China to account
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US-China trade war
US President Donald Trump and the director general of World Trade Organisation, Roberto Azevedo (left), in Davos, Switzerland, in January. Photo: Reuters