US's trade spat with China escalates www.nhk.or.jp
The US Trump administration says China is not playing fair and is threatening to do whatever it takes to protect the free market system.
The comments appear in a document issued by the United States Trade Representative. The annual report says, "China has a statist economic model with a large and growing government role."
It says, "China is free to pursue whatever trade policy it prefers," but that the United States is also "free to respond."
The report warns the US government will "use all available tools to discourage China" from "undermining true market competition."
The US has repeatedly accused China of overproducing steel and infringing intellectual property rights
Published Date:2018-03-02