1st LD: U.S. steel tariffs largely criticized at WTO

GENEVA, March 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs on Friday are largely criticized during a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Geneva, according to trade officials.

Requested by China and Russia, Section 232 investigations, conducted by the U.S. Commerce Department, and measures on imports of steel, were brought to debates among WTO members during a meeting of the Council for Trade in Goods.

The European Union, Brazil, Japan and Australia, were among those criticizing the U.S. tariffs measures during the debates. Enditem