世貿組織裁決美國政府對中國徵收的關稅非法

The United States violated international regulations when it imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in 2018, the World Trade Organization has announced.

世界貿易組織宣佈，美國在2018年對中國商品徵稅的行爲違反了國際規則。

In a report released on Tuesday, a panel of WTO experts determined that the US did not have a satisfactory justification for placing tariffs on goods from China two years ago, in a move that escalated trade frictions between the two nations.

世貿組織專家組在9月15日發佈的一份報告中指出，兩年前對中國商品徵稅，美國並沒有一個令人信服的理由，而該徵稅行爲導致中美雙方貿易摩擦升級。

Calling the ruling made by a WTO expert panel "objective and fair," the spokesperson said it's a must for China to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests by resorting to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism to tackle the wrongful practices of the US unilateralism and trade protectionism. It also demonstrates China's firm determination to respect WTO rules and safeguard the authority of the multilateral trading system.

中方對專家組做出的客觀、公正裁決表示讚賞。中方將美方單邊主義和貿易保護主義的錯誤做法訴諸世貿組織爭端解決機制，是維護自身合法權益的需要，也彰顯了中方尊重世貿組織規則、維護多邊貿易體制權威性的堅定決心。

Noting that the multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core is the cornerstone of international trade, the spokesperson said China has always firmly supported and safeguarded the cornerstone and respected WTO rules and rulings.

以世貿組織爲核心的多邊貿易體制是國際貿易的基石。中方始終堅定支持和維護這一基石，尊重世貿組織規則和裁決。

China also hopes that the US side will fully respect the ruling of the WTO expert panel and the rules-based multilateral trading system, take concrete actions and work with China and other WTO members to jointly safeguard the multilateral trading system and promote stable and sound development of the world economy, the spokesperson said.

中方也希望美方充分尊重專家組的裁決和以規則爲基礎的多邊貿易體制，採取實際行動，與中方和其他世貿組織成員相向而行，共同維護多邊貿易體制，推動世界經濟穩定健康發展。