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China lodges tariff case at WTO against the US

China has lodged a case against the United States over slapping import duties to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), its commerce ministry said on Friday.

China lodges tariff case at WTO against the US

HONG KONG: China has lodged a case against the United States over slapping import duties to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), its commerce ministry said on Friday.

The United States and China slapped tit-for-tat duties on $34 billion worth of each other`s imports on Friday, with Beijing accusing Washington of triggering the "largest-scale trade war" as the world`s two biggest economies sharply escalated their conflict.