A response from China on the Xinjiang issue that hits US companies would add another obstacle as the two countries struggle to finalise a phase-one deal to de-escalate the trade war
The duties under discussion for a potential rollback include the initial tariffs on some $250 billion in Chinese goods that President Donald Trump imposed last year, according to two people
Wall Street's main indexes hit record highs at the open on upbeat comments related to US-China trade talks and strong earnings
Minister also scheduled to meet US medical devices' association
Brent crude futures rose 74 cents, or 1.2%, to $62.87 a barrel by 12:56 pm EST (1756 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 68 cents, or 1.2%, to $57.22 a barrel
In the WTO ruling, a three-member arbitration panel said Chinese exporters suffered impairment to trade valued at $3.579 billion annually
Liu, who is also the chief negotiator in China's trade talks with the United States, was speaking at a virtual reality conference in Nanchang, capital of southeastern Jiangxi province
The exemptions will apply to US goods including some anti-cancer drugs and lubricants, as well as animal feed such as whey and fish meal
Washington plans to increase the tariff rate to 30% from the 25% duty already in place on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports from October 1
On Iran, the US hinted that more measures are coming after imposing new sanctions, while deflecting questions about French diplomatic efforts meant to help the Persian Gulf producer restart oil sales
Japan announced earlier this month that it was removing South Korea from its own "white list" of countries that have enjoyed minimum trade restrictions.
Listing out some of the issues between the two countries, Gerrish called for addressing the trade and tariff issues between the two countries in a comprehensive manner.
WTO's 21st Monitoring Report on trade measures of the bloc was issued on June 24 and comes days ahead of the G20 summit in Japan
India has officially requested Australia to restart trade negotiations for the proposed Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement after a long lull
The US President has repeatedly claimed that India is a "tariff king" and imposes "tremendously high" tariffs on American products.
Talks between the two economic powerhouses made good headway last week in Beijing
The Chinese data also showed export orders fell at their fastest pace since the global financial crisis a decade ago