Washington (CNN) The World Trade Organization said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods break international trade rules. The WTO sided with a complaint from China over tariffs imposed on about $234 billion of goods in 2018. The panel found that the tariffs violated several rules , including one that countries apply equal tariff rates to all member trading partners. Trump has imposed tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese imports in an effort to bring Beijing to the negotiating table and address issues over intellectual property theft and forced technology transfers. The United States and China agreed to a preliminary deal earlier this year , but most of the tariffs remain in place.

Source: CNN September 15, 2020 18:56 UTC