Economics
America Wins Often With Trade Referee That Trump Wants to Avoid
- U.S. has above-average success rate in WTO-mediated disputes
- China hasn’t fared well in disputes since joining WTO in 2001
President Donald Trump.
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President Donald Trump has hinted the U.S. is prepared to ignore rulings by the World Trade Organization. He may not have to bother, because America’s lawyers often win anyway.
The U.S. has a better-than-average rate of success in arguing cases at the WTO, according to a Bloomberg analysis of the 524 cases lodged at the Geneva-based organization since it was founded in 1995.