WTO Rejects China’s Trump-Era Tariffs Against Imports From US

China violated its fundamental trade commitments when it imposed tariffs on $2.4 billion worth of US products in retaliation for former President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum duties, the World Trade Organization said.

In a ruling published Wednesday, a panel of three WTO experts agreed with Washington’s claims that China’s tariffs denied the treatment as a so-called most favored nation, and that Beijing violated other trade concessions it made when it joined the WTO.

The organization’s most favored nation principle is a commitment by its 164 members to treat other signatories in an indiscriminate manner or else provide compensation ...