Australia has thrown its support behind the World Trade Organization, as the Trump administration seeks to diminish the body’s influence as part of an overhaul of U. S. policy aimed at challenging trade rivals Japan and China.
CANBERRA, Australia—Australia has thrown its support behind the World Trade Organization, as the Trump administration seeks to diminish the WTO’s influence as part of a U. S. policy overhaul aimed at challenging trade rivals Japan and China.
“Australia is very supportive of the rules-based order that the WTO presides over,” Australian Trade Minister Steven Ciobo said in an interview Thursday.
