The suits challenge tariffs in two separate groups known as List 3 and List 4A." List 3 includes 25% tariffs on about $200 billion in imports, while List 4A included 7.5% tariffs on $120 billion in goods. One suit argues the administration cannot expand tariffs to other Chinese imports "for reasons untethered to the unfair intellectual property policies and practices it originally investigated." On September 15, the World Trade Organization found the United States breached global trading rules by imposing multibillion-dollar tariffs in Trump’s trade war with China. The Trump administration says tariffs on Chinese goods were justified because China was stealing intellectual property and forcing US companies to transfer technology for access to China’s markets.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 25, 2020 20:03 UTC