China will continue to fight the U.S. government accused rare premature cheers

On the rare earths issue, China is really a "monopoly of resources , to raise prices bullies " do? Obviously not . The so-called rare earths , is Mendeleev's periodic table of the last 17 ​​rare elements collectively , the international trade of rare earth today , almost China to other countries to sell rare earths , rare earths and rare earth application level major importing countries is much higher than China , and unceremoniously technology blockade against China . It is particularly worth mentioning is that the advantages of the United States and other countries on the application of rare earth embodied in military technology as the forerunner in the field of high-precision -guided , satellite, detection, communications, laser and so on. In addition, because they do not control pricing and export of primary products are the most primitive , Chinese exports of rare earth price per kilogram was cheaper to just 18 yuan , while the international market price of up to $ 1,000 / kg. According to Chinese experts as saying that China sold the gold price of potatoes .

China WTO Research Association , Zhou said , is a rare non-renewable resources, we dug sale of own resources , then the future will not buy from others is the price. In 2009, China began to adjust the rare earth export policy .

In June 2010 , when the U.S. , Japan and Europe , " Chinese monopoly of rare earth ," the anxiety culminated reporter went to the world's largest rare earth mine , located in Baotou, Inner Mongolia 's Bayan Obo interview. Where both felt " in the Middle East has oil , China has rare earths " advantage , but also rare earth mining site to see the enormous damage to the environment . Reporters saw at a local area of ​​about 11 square kilometers of tailings , in fact, an artificial lake , surrounded by some of the many tailings water and sewage into the lake of rare earth giant , not only threaten the environment , Heavenly strong wind Shihai radioactive dust, causing the lake water leakage and surrounding land salinization. Therefore, a number of villages around the lake forced relocation .

" New York Times " on the 26th , said the Chinese government at the time of the complaint emphasized the environmental impact of the above , showing the result of rare earth production " scarred land ," the Chinese foreign rare earth companies also hope to be able to set up factories in the territory of China , the Chinese side to increase employment and transfer of technology to China . But critics argue that China is monopolized by foreign companies forced into submission . Swiss " New Zurich newspaper" reported on the 27th in the first instance for China WTO said something fair, when ruling, the article said , the working group is to make a decision by the United States , Japan and the EU jointly established , a team member said , China restrictions on exports of rare earths is reasonable .

" We need something that China must be a sufficient amount of the sale , we are entitled to something China does not need to sell , this logic is that world trade rules do it? " Turning to the United States , Japan and Europe to the WTO lawsuit against China's rare earth monopoly , one of the" China Rare Earth industry Global Times "interview, the reaction is very strong . But Chinese experts say , the year in accordance with China 's WTO commitments , China for more than 80 tariff lines may impose export tariffs , but not in the rare earths can be taxed , and a Chinese export taxes on rare indeed violated its WTO commitments , which more or less than a decade ago people do not realize about the importance of rare earth resources . China cites Article 20 of the GATT , " the conservation of exhaustible natural resources escape clause" to defend and advocate measures to comply with China's WTO advocates sustainable development goals, but the defense has not been supported by the WTO panel report .

" let us export taxes , export some of our less rare earths is not finished ? "This is some of the rare earth industry who are not familiar with WTO rulings heard after the reaction . In expert opinion, things are not so simple.

Zhou said , WTO authorized the voluntary and environmental protection measures taken by China rare earth , tungsten, molybdenum related products, but our problem is there is a gap in the domestic sales prices of rare earth products and foreign export prices , which gave a pretext for the U.S. , Japan and Europe to prosecute . But China 's rare earth resources for their own protection is clearly necessary. 2012 Chinese authorities to respond to the U.S. and Europe had made ​​rare earth litigation , said China's rare earth resources account for 36.4% of the global total, but after just two years , this statement becomes China accounted for only 23% of world reserves . Zhou said that the root of the problem lies in China's rare earth industry itself stables , China Rare Earth rectify the past two years focused on the whole industry chain , cut export quotas , there was a strange situation quota used up , others are described by the outflow of smuggling and smuggling the price is very low. Some companies from their own interests , it may not be willing to support the reduction of exports of rare earths outside . He said that China needs to do now is to levy resource tax and environmental taxes , so naturally rare earth prices rose , "We only have to start from the source , who also reports to do not fall ."

27, the Western media are mostly believe that China will timely appeal , "New York Times" said that even if China appealed , WTO may not be commuted . But the United States , " Science and Technology Daily " network that is the United States , Japan and Europe , as China does not win the final bow , in the end how sanctions against China and can not hurt yourself is a big problem .

United States ' foreign policy , "said the WTO ruled that announcement, the Obama administration quickly cheered , but the White House should not have champagne so early , because this victory may allow the United States to pay a huge price. The article says , WTO ruled that a State can not restrict the export of raw materials are in great demand worldwide, especially not to take this policy to suppress foreign companies. But if the "rare earth " with " natural ", " Chinese enterprises " with " corporate America ," Washington will find themselves in the future will also be subject to this ruling .


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