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US President Donald Trump said he would consider a WTO decision on imposing additional tariffs by Washington on Chinese goods in 2018.
Trump reiterated that he was not a fan of the WTO. “We will have to do something about the WTO because they let China get rid of the murder,” Trump said.
“We’ll see. But I’m not a big fan of the WTO, that’s what I can say now,” said the head of the White House.
Earlier, as Reuters reported, the WTO declared that the United States violated international trade principles by unilaterally applying tariffs on Chinese products in 2018, worth $ 350 billion, as “inconsistent” with the regulations. at the same time, “I would recommend that the United States take steps to meet its commitments.”
The US trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, also said that the WTO decision was unfair and biased towards China.
The trade dispute between the United States and China mainly concerns the United States’ use of section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, accusing China of violating intellectual property laws and imposing coercive policies on technology transfers.
This provision allows the President of the United States to impose tariffs and other import restrictions when a country applies unfair trade rules that affect United States trade.
Washington has the right to challenge by filing an appeal within the next 60 days.
In another development, the United States on September 15 blacklisted a real estate development company that is building a Chinese port, airport and resort in Cambodia, according to the Reuters news agency.
China’s Union Development Group is building a giant complex called Dara Sakor in a national park off the Cambodian coast, with an airstrip capable of holding some of the world’s largest aircraft.
US Secretary of State Mile Pompeo said the Dara Sakor complex was built on land occupied by locals and there are “credible reports” that Dara Sakor “may have been used to store military assets. ) “.
The US Treasury Department said the company was a Chinese state entity, which had at times falsely registered as Cambodian property to obtain land for the project. The ministry accused the company’s projects of forcing “Cambodians to abandon their lands, destroy the environment and damage the livelihoods of local communities.”
Union Development Group did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Representatives of the Cambodian government and the Chinese embassy in Washington have yet to comment.
