The World Trade Organization’s entire mission is overseeing global trade, but US President Donald Trump’s tariff offensive has left it adrift.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked some parts of the military to propose what could be cut as part of a potential 8% spending reduction for them over each of the next five years, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, although it was unclear if the total defense budget would shrink.

China's Ambassador to the WTO Li Chenggang voiced strong concern at the first 2025 meeting of the WTO's General Council over the US' unilateral imposition of tariffs and their harmful effects on Tuesday,