China on Tuesday expressed serious issue over U.S.s mutual tariffs and urged World Trade Organization (WTO) members to join in response.The remarks were made in a composed proposal on supporting the multilateral trading system, sent during the WTOs second General Council meeting of 2025 in Geneva.The Chinese delegation stressed that a stable, open, and rules-based trade order benefits all countries.
While acknowledging the WTOs 30 years of success, China cautioned that the multilateral system faces substantial challenges, especially the U.S.
tariffs, which threaten the foundation of worldwide trade guidelines.
It got in touch with WTO members to secure and strengthen the system, worrying the importance of collective action.In its proposal, China laid out a strategy for the WTO, concentrating on three key elements: stability, development and reform.
China advised WTO members to join, support trade relations, increase transparency, and strengthen monitoring to make sure trade stability.
Second, it highlighted the need to expand market access for least industrialized nations and offer more effective trade-related support to developing countries.
Third, China called for immediate WTO reform, including dealing with emerging issues like environment change and supply chain resilience, and integrating new arrangements such as the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement and the Electronic Commerce Agreement, into the WTO framework.Chinas proposal received extensive support from WTO members, consisting of Brazil, Russia, Pakistan, and Antigua and Barbuda, who echoed issues over unilateral trade actions.
They highlighted the requirement to support the WTOs most-favored-nation principle and to pursue meaningful reforms to make sure the WTO stays effective in a significantly unstable international trade environment.