Nation gets WTO ruling on US duties

The World Trade Organization backed China on Thursday in the final ruling of a dispute over countervailing duty measures imposed by the United States on 22 kinds of Chinese products.

The WTO's Appellate Body upheld its previous findings that the US "acted inconsistently" with international rules when it imposed extra import duties on the products.

Sun Jiwen, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said he welcomed this decision, given that China's major trade interests had been at stake in the case.