US Trade Rep. Lighthizer: US to challenge five WTO member for imposing illegal tariffs against US products

Reuters has recently reported that U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthize explained that they were looking to challenge the retaliatory tariffs imposed by five WTO members, China, the EU, Canada, Mexico, and Turkey.

"The actions taken by the President are wholly legitimate and fully justified as a matter of U.S. law and international trade rules. Instead of working with us to address a common problem, some of our trading partners have elected to respond with retaliatory tariffs designed to punish American workers, farmers and companies," Lighthizer said.

"These tariffs appear to breach each WTO Member's commitments under the WTO Agreement. The United States will take all necessary actions to protect our interests, and we urge our trading partners to work constructively with us on the problems created by massive and persistent excess capacity in the steel and aluminum sectors."