Dhaka, July 18 -- On July 7, the United States once again wielded the tariff stick, imposing so-called "reciprocal tariffs" on 14 of its trading partners, including Bangladesh. By conducting such unilateral bullying behavior, the U.S. puts its selfish gains over the global public good, and disrupts the multilateral trading system. It also severely undermines the normal international trade order, and has provoked worldwide anger and opposition.

China firmly opposes the U.S. actions. It maintains that there's no winner in tariff and trade wars, and that protectionism harms the interests of all parties. Imposing tariffs is not the right solution. If more countries follow the U.S. example by raising tariffs and focusing solely on their own i...