Delegates arrive at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland November 22, 2017. China has formally initiated a World Trade Organisation dispute resolution procedure over US tariffs on its steel and aluminium. The move comes after the Trump administration imposed duties of up to 25 per cent for certain categories of imports from China, including some agricultural products. China claims the $50bn worth of tariffs exceed the US's bound rates and violate provisions of the trade organization, some of which date back to its predecessor body, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The US alleges that the tariffs are warranted due to theft of US intellectual property.
China has formally initiated a World Trade Organisation dispute resolution procedure over US tariffs on its steel and aluminium. The move comes after the Trump administration imposed duties of up to 25 per cent for certain categories of imports from China, including some agricultural products. China claims the $50bn worth of tariffs exceed the US's bound rates and violate provisions of the trade organization, some of which date back to its predecessor body, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The US alleges that the tariffs are warranted due to theft of US intellectual property.