‘Violates WTO rules,’ says Japan
Her government China It urged the US today to “immediately cancel” the new customs duties announced Wednesday by Donald Trump, calling for “dialogue” as measures “endanger global economic growth”.
“China urges the US to immediately cancel unilateral customs duties and to resolve their differences with their commercial partners in an equitable dialogue,” the Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement, stressing that the measures that Mr Trump said in a statement. “They endanger global economic growth.”
Japan’s reaction
OR Japanese The government ruled today that the attack launched by Trump announcing 24% customs duties on the country’s products is likely to violate the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and two -state bilateral agreement on trade.
“We have serious concerns about whether they are complying with WTO rules and the trade agreement between Japan and the US.” The government spokesman Yosimasa Hayai stressed during the briefing of accredited editors.
Earlier, Japanese Minister of Commerce Yodi Mutu said that Tokyo informed Washington that he was finding these duties “extremely sad”.
“I have announced that the unilateral tariff measures taken by the United States are extremely sad and urged Washington again not to implement them” at the expense of Japan, Mr Mutu said to the press, clarifying that he had spoken with his US counterpart.
