US official criticizes China's WTO compliance, cites industrial targeting

At a WTO compliance hearing, USTR official Terry McCartin accused China of retaining a non-market economic system and targeting entire industrial sectors for global dominance, calling its anticompetitive behavior a major challenge to the global trading system. The criticism comes amid ongoing industry complaints, signaling continued US-China trade friction. The hearing may precede further trade actions, but no specific measures were announced.