FM spokesperson: China refutes US accusations of violating WTO rules
By China Watch |
Xinhua |
Updated: 2018-07-20 14:30
China on Tuesday refuted accusations by the Unites States that it has violated WTO rules, saying it would continue to abide by them, and called on the US to respect and obey WTO rules.
China recently released a white paper, "China and the World Trade Organization." Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a routine press briefing: "Speaking with facts and figures, the paper clearly shows that China has fully fulfilled its commitments in terms of tax reduction on goods, opening of trade in services, and non-tariff measures including import quotas."
According to Hua, the US has consecutively released 16 reports on China's fulfillment of its commitments to the WTO, none of which have suggested any violation of rules except for one released this year.
"China will continue to abide by WTO rules. We hope the US respects and obeys WTO rules with practical actions, and safeguards the multilateral trading system with the WTO as its core," Hua said.
China on Tuesday refuted accusations by the Unites States that it has violated WTO rules, saying it would continue to abide by them, and called on the US to respect and obey WTO rules.
China recently released a white paper, "China and the World Trade Organization." Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a routine press briefing: "Speaking with facts and figures, the paper clearly shows that China has fully fulfilled its commitments in terms of tax reduction on goods, opening of trade in services, and non-tariff measures including import quotas."
According to Hua, the US has consecutively released 16 reports on China's fulfillment of its commitments to the WTO, none of which have suggested any violation of rules except for one released this year.
"China will continue to abide by WTO rules. We hope the US respects and obeys WTO rules with practical actions, and safeguards the multilateral trading system with the WTO as its core," Hua said.
