China filed a World Trade Organization complaint on Wednesday against U.S. President Donald Trump's new 10% tariff on Chinese imports and his cancellation of a duty-free exemption for low-value packages,

China, which Trump subjected to a tariff of 10 per cent on goods exports, had vowed to challenge the step at the WTO. In a statement cited by the WTO, China's government said the measures appeared to be inconsistent with US obligations under the agreement that led to the creation of the trade body.

China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the United States, calling President Donald Trump's recent tariffs on Chinese goods "discriminatory." The US had recently imposed a 10% border tax on Chinese imports, a move Trump defended as a means to curb illegal drug trafficking.