China, Japan protest US probe into need for auto tariffs
(WorldNews China)

BEIJING (AP) - China and Japan both condemned Thursday the Trump administration`s decision to launch an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on imports of vehicles and automotive parts into the United States. China`s Commerce Ministry said Beijing would `firmly defend` its rights and interests against what it called the Trump administration`s abuse of national security provisions in trade. Japan`s minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hiroshige Seko, said Japan, which accounts for about 40...