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China’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) called the U.S. a “destroyer to the multilateral trading system” during a closed-door meeting with trade officials on Wednesday.
Li Chenggang accused the Biden administration of failing to uphold a pledge to lead by example, saying the U.S. has not abided by WTO laws and is putting “America First” before international rules.
“Clearly, the United States is a ‘unilateralist and bullying hegemonist,’” he said in prepared remarks obtained by Bloomberg.
Li added that the Biden administration “has put its own interests above the global common interests, bullying other members to obey by leveraging its economic and technological power.
