Daily Memo: The WTO Sides With Beijing

Despite the ruling against Washington, the Trump administration isn’t about to abandon its tariffs.

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The WTO rules against U.S. tariffs. China won a big case against U.S. tariffs at the World Trade Organization, giving Beijing some moral high ground with which to reinforce its narrative to the Chinese public that any pain they’re feeling from the trade war is the result of U.S. efforts to thwart China’s rightful rise. […]

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