The World Trade Organization ruled Wednesday that China violated its trade agreements when it placed tariffs on U.S. exports in retaliation for steel and aluminum duties imposed by the Trump administration in 2018.

A WTO panel said former President Donald Trump acted in the legitimate security interests of the United States when he placed 25% tariffs on steel imports and 10% on aluminum. As a result, China’s retaliatory tariffs on agricultural goods and other products are “inconsistent” with a fundamental trade commitment reached in 1994.

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