Corrective measures against violations as soon as possible, Ministry of Commerce: urging the US to respect WTO rules
The person in charge of the Treaty and Legal Department of the Ministry of Commerce has made a statement on China's appeal to the report of the Expert Group on the WTO dispute against the United States and China's countermeasures against the 232 tariff measures on American steel and aluminum
On September 18, 2023, China filed an appeal against the report of the World Trade Organization Expert Group on the United States v. China's countermeasures against the 232 tariff measure on American steel and aluminum, in accordance with relevant rules of the World Trade Organization. The Chinese side believes that there is a legal error in the expert group's ruling in this case. Therefore, China has filed an appeal in accordance with the relevant rules of the World Trade Organization to safeguard its own rights and interests.
I would like to point out that the Chinese countermeasures against the US Steel and Aluminum 232 tariff are unilateralist and protectionist measures, and have been ruled to violate World Trade Organization rules. However, the United States obstructed the effectiveness of the ruling, evaded enforcement obligations, and refused to cancel the non compliant tariff measures.
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We urge the United States to take practical actions, respect WTO rules, promptly correct any violations, and work with other WTO members to restore the normal operation of the WTO dispute resolution mechanism as soon as possible, jointly safeguarding the rule-based multilateral trading system.