India, Aug. 13 -- The US on Thursday accused over 40 countries, including India, of operating a "shadow trans-shipment network" to help China evade high tariffs and unveiled plans to use artificial intelligence to detect and penalise such practices.

In a report, 'The Great Transshipment Scam', Peter Navarro, the top trade advisor to President Donald Trump, said the transshipments became more prevalent after 2018, when the Trump administration imposed Section 301 tariffs on China to counter "unfair trade practices."

"For years, the great transshipment scam has let Communist China launder its exports through more than 40 countries," Peter Navarro, Counsellor to the President for Trade and Manufacturing, told reporters.

The countries that...