At a recent World Trade Organization General Council meeting in Geneva, the European Union and numerous member countries protested US tariffs, claiming they disrupt the global trading system and cause economic instability. The EU criticized the use of tariffs to address domestic economic difficulties and called for increased multilateral cooperation.
Representatives from Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, Brazil, and more than 100 WTO members also expressed concern, urging for reforms to support the rules-based trading system and fight protectionism, as reported by Xinhua.
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged the United States to engage in constructive dialogue to resolve trade disputes and support global trade stability.
