⁍ China’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization said on Monday that a panel ruling by the global trade body this month was ‘objective and fair’
The ruling said that tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration on more than $200 billion in Chinese goods broke trade rules.

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⁍ ‘We think that the panel made an objective and fair decision,’ Zhang Xiangchen said at a virtual trade conference in which his U.S. counterpart Dennis Shea also participated.

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– China’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization said Monday that a ruling that found the US had breached trade rules through its tariffs on Chinese goods was “objective and fair.” Zhang Xiangchen made the comment at a virtual trade conference in which his US counterpart, Dennis Shea, also participated, Reuters reports. “We think that the panel made an objective and fair decision,” Zhang said. “We hope that it will facilitate the prompt resolution of the dispute between China and the US.” The WTO ruled Sept. 15 that US tariffs on more than $200 billion in Chinese goods violated trade rules because they were above maximum rates and applied only to China. If the US chooses to appeal the ruling, the dispute will go into a legal void, as the top WTO appeals body is paralyzed because the US has blocked the appointment of judges. In the ruling, the panel recommended that Washington bring its measures into conformity with trade rules, while urging both sides to work to resolve the overall trade dispute.