According to foreign media reports, September 5, 2011, the WTO rejected the United States on imports from China on China's tire levy punitive tariffs on Dispute Appeal decision, the United States to China to determine the tire levy punitive tariffs three years in line with global trade agreements .

December 13, 2010, the WTO ruled that the U.S. passenger car and light truck tire China imposed tariffs on $ 1.8 billion is legal .2009 September, the U.S. government to regulate tire imports were disrupting the market order grounds, according to the so-called safeguard provision, announced the implementation of 35% of Chinese-made tires restrictive tariffs.

The Chinese government issued a statement that the United States impose restrictive tariffs on China tire violation of the relevant provisions of the WTO, and is a "serious trade protectionism." Tax in the United States government made the decision after three days, China to the WTO dispute on this solve the agency filed a lawsuit.

According to the WTO, September 5, 2011 report published ruling, the Appellate Body of the WTO Panel to support a preliminary ruling that "the United States to take China's tire exports to the U.S. special protection measures in line with WTO rules, China's tire exports to the U.S. substantial growth in related industries indeed caused damage to the United States. "

Kirk in the next U.S. Trade Representative issued a statement that the WTO Appellate Body's ruling to the U.S., especially American workers and manufacturers is a "huge victory."

The U.S. ruling may worsen the problem of raw materials and precious metals, currency and the United States and China diamond saw blade shrimp anti-dumping measures, or both, cooperation in global trade had strained relations.

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