WTO Litigation Begins as US and China Trade Barbs

WTO Litigation Begins as US and China Trade Barbs
The World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva on April 12, 2018. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
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GENEVA—The United States and China clashed on Oct. 21 at a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting with a U.S. envoy accusing Beijing of using the WTO to pursue “non-market” policies.

U.S. President Donald Trump has erected a tariff wall against foreign imports of steel and aluminum, though the European Union, Canada, Australia, and several other countries have either permanent exemptions or postponed tariffs due to ongoing trade negotiations.