Beijing to defend against US tariffs

China will defend its legitimate interests with other members of the World Trade Organization after the United States announced tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.

The move, approved by the US government on Monday, is in line with the Trump administration's "America First" trade policy designed to protect domestic producers.

China expressed its strong dissatisfaction with the US for enacting such a broad measure that it called an abuse of trade remedies.