China files lawsuit with WTO following latest U.S. tariff hikes

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
China has filed a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism following the United States decision to
raise the "reciprocal tariffs" on Chinese imports from 34 percent to 84 percent, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said on
Wednesday.The United States tariff move gravely violates WTO rules, and the additional 50 percent tariff compounds its mistake and further
exposes its nature of unilateral bullying, the spokesperson added.China will resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests in
accordance with WTO rules and defend the multilateral trading system and the international economic and trade order.