Wednesday, February 19, 2025

China condemns Trump's 'tariff shocks' at WTO, warns of possible global recession

INTRO: China condemned tariffs by US President Donald Trump at a World Trade Organization meeting , warning that such "tariff shocks" threaten to upend the global trading system and could risk a global recession.

The US president announced 10% tariffs on all Chinese imports, prompting Beijing to respond with retaliatory tariffs and to file a WTO dispute against Washington. Laura Westbrook has more.