Trump has repeatedly claimed that the WTO treats the U.S. unfairly. The ruling, in theory, would allow China to impose retaliatory tariffs on billions' worth of U.S. goods. He said the U.S. had presented "extensive evidence" of China's intellectual property theft and the WTO has offered no fixes for it. The Chinese ministry of commerce said the ruling was "objective and fair" and called on the U.S. to respect it. An additional 25 per cent duties were imposed in June 2018 against Chinese goods worth about $34 billion in annual trade.

Source: CBC News September 15, 2020 18:11 UTC