US wants to unilaterally dictate how WTO operates

The US government is once again intent on proving that what is right is decided by its might. This time it is demanding the World Trade Organization redefine how it designates developing-country status, claiming that some countries have unfairly made use of the status as it is defined at present to seek advantages from the flexibilities in the WTO rules.

The world's most powerful country, which has been wielding its baton of tariff hikes in dealing with its major trade partners, has also threatened to take punitive actions if the concerned countries fail to admit what the US thinks is their developed country status.

This is another unilateral step taken by the US government that threatens the multilateral global governance system.