Europe, China warn of 232 fallout; EU files WTO cases against U.S, China

The U.S. is “playing a dangerous game” by instituting tariffs on steel and aluminum as well as threatening to slap tariffs on China, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said at a Friday press conference where she announced the EU would bring a World Trade Organization dispute against the U.S. for its imposition of Section 232 tariffs. Malmström also announced that the EU was bringing a case against China for its technology transfer policies, which the U.S. has also done. “It...