Handelspolitik: Widerstand gegen US-Forderungen bei G20-Treffen
Die G20-Handelsminister streiten über den Umgang mit industriellen Überkapazitäten. Eine „Handvoll“ Länder stellt sich gegen die Forderungen der USA.
Milwaukee – A small group of G20 trade ministers opposed US demands to reduce industrial overcapacity and shift away from "non-market compliant" policies during a recent G20 meeting, according to a statement from the US Trade Representative’s office on Friday. The office reported that while the ministerial declaration was supported by nearly all members, a handful of them, including China, vehemently rejected the direction towards collaborative action.
The United States was deeply disappointed by this outcome. Only Mexico and Argentina signed a US-proposed declaration calling for greater cooperation in removing goods produced with forced labor from supply chains. The declaration did not specify which nations opposed it. China had already expressed opposition to a similar declaration a month prior, countering accusations that its industrial policy created overcapacity and accusing Western countries of using the issue as a pretext for protectionist measures.
US President Donald Trump’s administration had previously imposed tariffs of 10 or 12.5% on goods from 59 countries and the European Union due to insufficient enforcement of anti-slavery bans. G20 trade ministers agreed on condemning the use of food and agricultural products as economic or political leverage.
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