China files WTO complaint over 'discriminatory' Trump tariffs China says US made ‘unfounded and false allegations’ about Beijing's role in flow of fentanyl opioids.
China in its complaint accused the US of making "unfounded and false allegations" about Beijing's role in the flow of fentanyl opioids and their precursor chemicals to the US to justify the tariffs.
Beijing's request for trade consultations came as confusion reigned among shippers and retailers over Mr Trump's closure of the "de minimis" exemption for package imports valued under $800(£640) and widely used by e-commerce firms including Shein, Temu, and Amazon.
The US Postal Service said on Wednesday it would again accept parcels from China and Hong Kong, reversing a temporary suspension that threatened to disrupt millions of package imports every day.
But the victory would be unlikely to bring Beijing relief because the WTO's Appellate Body has been largely inoperable for years, as the US has blocked the appointment of appellate judges over what it views as judicial overreach by the body.
