- Title: China will take 'all necessary measures', after latest US tariffs take effect
- Date: 12th March 2025
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JANUARY 30, 2025) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AT LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, GERRY SIMPSON, SAYING: "If the state party failed to comply with an arrest warrant, the case can go before the court and the court can then order the state party to comply and can refer the matter to what's called the Assembly of
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- Keywords: China US aluminium duties levies steel tariffs trade
- Location: TANGSHAN, WUXI, BEIJING, CHINA
- City: TANGSHAN, WUXI, BEIJING, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics,International Trade
- Reuters ID: LVA001819312032025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: China will take all necessary measures to safeguard its rights and interests, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday (March 12), after U.S. President Donald Trump's increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports took effect.
The U.S. move violated World Trade Organization rules, said Mao Ning, spokesperson at the Chinese foreign ministry at a regular news conference.
Trump's tariffs scaled up a campaign to reorder global trade in favour of the U.S. and also drew swift retaliation from Europe.
Analysts say the levies of 25% on all American imports of steel and aluminum could extend the duties to hundreds of downstream products made from the metals, from nuts and bolts to bulldozer blades and soda cans.
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