Beijing: WTO to examine export bans

Chinese leaders have asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to review export restrictions on semiconductor machinery targeted by the United States. Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States should have notified their plans in advance, Chinese officials said at a regular WTO meeting, according to state media. They called for increased monitoring of the issue. The move of the three nations to restrict exports to China „violates fairness and transparency principles of WTO,“ CCTV quoted Chinese WTO officials as saying.