China opposes US 'forced labor' tariffs, calls for them to be cancelled
Flags of China and the U.S. are displayed in front of a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips in this undated photo illustration. Reuters-YonhapBEIJING — China's commerce ministry said on Monday that new U.S. tariffs imposed on Chinese goods over alleged forced labor were unjustified and amounted to protectionism, and urged Washington to remove them. On Friday, the United States imposed new tariffs of 10 percent and 12.5 percent on goods from 60 trading partners, including the EU and China, alleging those countries failed to curb imports made by forced labor.
- ▪Flags of China and the U.S. are displayed in front of a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips in this undated photo illustration.
- ▪Reuters-YonhapBEIJING — China's commerce ministry said on Monday that new U.S. tariffs imposed on Chinese goods over alleged forced labor were unjustified and amounted to protectionism, and urged Washington to remove them.
- ▪On Friday, the United States imposed new tariffs of 10 percent and 12.5 percent on goods from 60 trading partners, including the EU and China, alleging those countries failed to curb imports made by forced labor.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 1 centre.
- ▪ China opposes U.S. ‘forced labour’ tariffs, calls for them to cancelled — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ China opposes US ‘forced labour’ tariffs, calls for them to be scrapped — Straits Times — World
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Flags of China and the U.S. are displayed in front of a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips in this undated photo illustration. Reuters-YonhapBEIJING — China's commerce ministry said on Monday that new U.S. tariffs imposed on Chinese goods over alleged forced labor were unjustified and amounted to protectionism, and urged Washington to remove them. On Friday, the United States imposed new tariffs of 10 percent and 12.5 percent on goods from 60 trading partners, including the EU and China, alleging those countries failed to curb imports made by forced labor. China was assigned a 12.5 percent rate. The new U.S.
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