China's Zhang: US tariffs are putting WTO 'under siege'

Xiangchen Zhang, Chinese Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO), during the WTO meeting in Geneva was noted saying that:

   •  US is setting a very bad precedent by bluntly breaching its commitment made to the world
   •  US had previously agreed not to apply such tariffs without WTO approval
   •  WTO is 'under siege' and 'all of us should lock arms to defend it'