Beijing, April 12, 2025 (AFP) - China tells WTO head US tariffs will 'inflict serious harm on developing countries': commerce ministry

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2025-04-12

China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told the head of the World Trade Organization that US tariffs will "inflict serious harm" on poor nations, according to a ministry statement released Saturday. "These US 'reciprocal tariffs' will inflict serious harm on developing countries, especially the least developed countries, and could even trigger a humanitarian crisis," Wang told WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in a call on Friday, the statement said.......

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