Beijing targeted by US 'protectionism'

Experts say it is Washington that is ignoring rules on global trade

China is the world's biggest victim of unfair trade rules, while it is the United States that does not abide by World Trade Organization rules, trade experts said on Sunday.

Their comments came after the Office of the US Trade Representative posted two reports on Friday accusing China and Russia of having "failed to comply with their obligations" to the WTO. It said the US mistakenly supported China's WTO membership in 2001 because it is "incapable of forcing China" to open its economy.