so announces government limited government employees using the ai platform a using the chinese ai platform a sea, we take deep dive the 7 take. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. lets go straight to the us—china trade over what it calls a violation of trade rules. this a day after us president donald trump imposed 10% tariffs against china. and the dispute comes as data shows record high imports into the us, pressuring the trade deficit. china a %h- china a with wto just one day after the wto just one day after donald trump border donald trump raised border taxes on chinese goods by 10%, measure he said was address an ’ gangs; a}; influx " ’ usage; {rum} 7 gangs; a7r71 i7n7fllix $f7 nigger 77 to address an influx of illegal drugs. china accused the us of making unfounded and false allegations the role in allegations about the role in

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just quickly if you could. the bod i just quickly if you could. the body - i - as - just quickly if you could. the | body - i - as chair, body where i served as chair, the second level of the function, has a close down function, has been a close down for five years, close by for five years, close down by the united states, a bipartisan 20—year complaint about the way it was operating never got it was operatingand never got and finally the us looking jud7ges so that stopped looking judges so that they are too few decide they are too few to decide cases. any complaint filed b7777e77 7 77fi7r75t7by7 7 7 be first by a would be heard first by a banel may take a year as they which may take a year as they do and after that if the often do and after that if the us loses the case they can qzsylosyes the case they can to the body does appeal to the body that does not exist, appealing the not exist, appealing into the void, and there are about a0 cases sitting there now that will never go anywhere because is closed and the wto member it is closed and the wto member governments are nowhere near

governments are now-herenea r agreement on what reaching agreement on what dispute settlement mechanisms might replace or continue. it 77 toothless legal is basically toothless legal moves, unnecessary diplomatic appealing into the void moves. appeating' - an moves. appeatingintrrthevuid i an interm— moves. appeatingintrrthevuid i an interesting way _ moves. appeatingintrrthevuid i an interesting way to - moves. appeatingintrrthevuid i an interesting way to put - is an interesting way to put it. what next? does it. what happens next? does china have another on china have another avenue on the international for a china have another avenue on the internationalfor a can 77 points points by 77 points by making the diplomatic points by making the that the us well be case that the us may well be the most favoured violating the most favoured nation provision all nation provision that all countries should be treated equally, wto to be equally, wto members to be treated equally, regarding and other 77 77 and other trade 77 and other trade laws tariffs and other trade laws and matters. that makes perhaps, the win some support diplomatically for whatever thatis diplomatically for whatever that is worth ultimately it diplomatically for whatever tt between h ultimately it diplomatically for whatever tt between china ultimately it diplomatically for whatever tt between china and “lately it diplomatically for whatever tt between china and the ly it diplomatically for whatever tt between china and the united is between china and the united states on the larger subject of

and 77 of trade and diplomat of relations.— trade and diplomat of relations. ., ., , ., ~' relations. how do you think the trade tariffs _ relations. how do you think the trade tariffs will _ relations. how do you think the trade tariffs will play _ relations. how do you think the trade tariffs will play out? - relations. how do you think the trade tariffs will play out? we l chinese tariffs are know the chinese tariffs are not due kick in until next not due to kick in until next week. as you know, probably the us susaended — week. as you know, probably the us suspended the _ week. as you know, probably the us suspended the duties - us suspended the duties momentarily applied to mexico and canada. i don't think this the same here. first of all duties are as opposed -=——e: the large number for mexico to the large number for mexico and canada that the but second, the disagreement and tension the us and and tension between the us and china over e:;'::�* as ie as other is far wellgas other mattecsisfar intense. i think this will a much longer probably take a much longer time to resolve stop great to get your view, thank you so much, �*senior get your view, thank you so much, �* senior official of world trade 77 7 world trade organization.7

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