I *do* read the WSJ regularly and agree that its *news* section probably does a better job of covering trade issues than any other US newspaper (including the NYT). But its *editorial* section is pure drivel.
The WTO ruled that the tariffs were illegal and it was on that basis that the EU threatened retaliation. That was what forced repeal of the tariffs, not the mere fact that the WTO had declared them illegal.
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