Daily batch Europe Japan-US discrimination: their mining of rare earth resources without closure

According to reports, China 's rare earth export quota for 2010 will be reduced by 40% , this results in the consumption of rare earth metals and related industries in developed economies panic . Rare has an irreplaceable role in solar panels , electric car batteries and a large number of high-tech products such as smart phones , there are also the "industrial vitamins " in the title . In 2014 the first batch of rare earth export quota of 15,110 tons , a decrease of 2.5 % compared with the first batch of rare earth export quotas last year .

Rare case highlights the West " rule discriminatory "

NEW YORK, March 26 evening 9:00 , the WTO panel report released on " the United States, European Union, Japan v. China rare earths , tungsten, molybdenum export management measures related case" is given for the case of preliminary As a result, believes that the implementation of China's rare earth products such as export taxes and export quotas violate the provisions of the WTO framework .

Experts said that this ruling is reasonable questionable , in fact, equivalent to force China to abandon export restrictions means opting for a higher cost , less efficient otherwise protect its resources and the environment , while at the same time, again has the world's most stringent export control system similar to the U.S. and Europe ignore their own policies practiced . Only binding on other countries , do not restrain himself . Experts pointed out that although China can not refuse to perform , but still looking for workarounds to circumvent the road , breaking the West's " Rules of discrimination ."

Mining of rare earth environmental damage

According to reports, China 's rare earth export quota for 2010 will be reduced by 40% , this results in the consumption of rare earth metals and related industries in developed economies panic . Rare has an irreplaceable role in solar panels , electric car batteries and a large number of high-tech products such as smart phones , there are also the "industrial vitamins " in the title . In 2014 the first batch of rare earth export quota of 15,110 tons , a decrease of 2.5 % compared with the first batch of rare earth export quotas last year .

Experts point out that , despite the importance of rare earth resources , but its development will create a huge burden on resources and the environment . So many Western countries to take "seal without mining" protective measures, to other countries to buy rare earths. Chinese long-term cost commitments over ninety percent of the world's supply of rare earths . In order to avoid a disorderly exit sustainable development of resources and the environment, our export quota measures taken so accustomed to Western countries inexpensive Chinese resources greatly dissatisfied , selectively ignoring the disorderly exploitation of China 's rare earth environment caused enormous damage .

According to " 2014 list of goods export license management " , China's export quota license management has 22 kinds of goods , raw materials Dispute previous rulings have made our country the abolition of the nine kinds of raw materials export quota measures , if the rare case related to non-ferrous metals and then cancel the quota management involved , then no doubt the field of non-ferrous metals will bid farewell to a "quota era" , after we found other rare disorder but was afraid it is difficult to export resources to protect this way .

"Even the rare case settled, there will be a game behind the other strategic resources. Therefore, China must be prepared at the strategic level , but also on the current domestic measures may be invited heavy criticism reflection. " China WTO Research Institute of Foreign Economic and Trade University Tu Xinquan said.

Actively develop " counter-measures "

Yang Guohua noted that the panel report was endorsed by the original intention of protecting environmental resources , but we believe that the wrong approach and should not restrict exports in the export sector , but it can limit the exploitation of the production chain .

"Our country is exploring the establishment of normative systems consistent with WTO rules to protect rare earth and other strategic resources , such as taking the total mining limits, or resources to manage the export tax resource products . " Yang Guohua said.

Long before the arrival of the storm , China has risen to national strategic reserves of rare earth height , chaos and mining industries for long-standing , adopted a series of measures remediation rare "black industry" chain , some do not meet environmental and industrial policy rare Earth exploration and production companies have suspend production for rectification . " China should increase its efforts to integrate the rare earth industry , while strengthening environmental enforcement efforts to further promote the effective management and sustainable use of resources . " China Rare Earth Society Deputy Secretary-General Zhang Anwen said .

At the same time , the face of Western sanctions , we can not " sit still ." China WTO Research Association , said He Weiwen , on the one hand , China should step up strategic research related to strategic resource protection ; on the other hand , in the face of foreign products on our resources , " proactive " , China also should actively develop & ldquo ; and other counter-measures " against the United States of crude oil or natural gas exports may also sue on the basis of careful study on the use of WTO rules to pursue our legitimate interests .

Resources facing the impact of export controls

March 2012 , the United States , Japan and Europe will export tariffs on Chinese rare earths , tungsten, molybdenum related products , export quotas and export quota management and allocation measures to resort to WTO dispute settlement mechanism , the two sides negotiated to no avail , WTO Expert Group was established in July of the same year as a case ruling body. According to the Ministry of Commerce news, this year on March 26 , WTO panel report the case , ruled that the export control measures Chinese products involved violations.

According to the preliminary report of the Expert Group Show , the group approved a comprehensive resource and environmental protection measures in China for rare earths, tungsten, molybdenum taken , dismissed the application for EU companies molybdenum export quotas " export performance " requirements discriminate against foreign companies advocates ; but ruled that Chinese products involved export tariffs , export quotas and export quota management and allocation measures are inconsistent with WTO rules and China's commitments on joining the WTO .

In fact, this result is not surprising. Prior to the raw materials dispute case , WTO has ruled to cancel nine kinds of raw material export quotas . Experts believe that after nine raw materials case , China's rare earth export restrictions has once again been cut violations, gave a great deal of good in Europe and America and other countries, this is the entry point , China's exports of strategic resource management system may face shocks.

" After three or four months , will usher in rare cases of second instance , that the final ruling . We are carefully evaluated to determine whether to appeal . " Deputy Director of the Department of Treaty and Law Department Yang Guohua said.


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