China calls US proposal on steel, aluminum tariffs “baseless”

February 24, 2018

SHANGHAI - The latest U.S. Commerce Department recommendations to raise tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum imports are “baseless” and “totally inconsistent with the facts,” China’s Ministry of Commerce said.

In a published statement, the Ministry's Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau, Wang Hejun, has urged the U.S. to show restraint and to comply with “multilateral trade regulations”.

Wang’s remarks come in response to a report on imports on steel and aluminum products by the U.S. Commerce Department, which recommended implementing either a quota on each country’s steel imports, a tariff of at least 24% on steel imports from all countries, or a tariff of at least 53% on imports from 12 countries, including China.  www.webershandwick.cn (ATI).