China files WTO challenge to US $200B tariff plan

BEIJING (AP) – China’s government says it has filed a World Trade Organization case challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to raise tariffs on Chinese goods worth $200 billion in an escalating dispute over technology policy.

The Commerce Ministry’s announcement Monday comes less than a week after the U.S. Trade Representative proposed the possible second tariff hike following a measure targeting $34 billion of goods.

The one-sentence announcement gave no details.

Washington imposed the tariff hikes in response to complaints Beijing steals or pressures companies to hand over technology.