China Rare Earth loses sounded the alarm bell, a country with international rules abuse

U.S., EU, Japan sued China rare earth, tungsten, molybdenum export restrictions , China has put forward " protecting the environment " is a very Western way of saying to the defense , and the final stand of the U.S. side of the WTO . WTO ( World Trade Organization ) ruled against China . British " Financial Times" said, " This is a major victory for the U.S. , EU and Japan made ​​", while Japanese media is unashamedly commented , "China 's strategy failed completely ." Indeed, the Chinese 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.

In accordance with the usual Western view, the development of high-tech is a rare indispensable strategic resource , from smart phones to missile guidance are inseparable "industrial vitamins ." But over the years, China has to account for only 23 percent of the world's total reserves reserve supply 95% of the world 's rare earth production , not only low prices was like " selling gold potatoes price" , there is a huge environmental cost to pay . When China began to realize that the problem is serious restrictions of rare earth exports , the United States and Japan has shown impatience , one after another to say "no ."

Why WTO restrictions on U.S. and European strategic resource policy blind - Europe and the United States understands the road win . In general, WTO members must comply with the freedom of trade , the treatment of undifferentiated rules. But in terms of Section 21 of the WTO GATT has proposed : Allow members for reasons of national security, as a trade exception handling ( referred to security exceptions ) . It is based on the security exception to the rule , in 1996 , in the United States -led Western countries to develop a " Wassenaar Agreement ", " Wassenaar Agreement " communications mechanism aims to improve conventional weapons and sensitive dual-use transparency items and technology transfer to assist member States regulate the export control laws and regulations, to prevent the proliferation of sensitive items and technologies related . Member States, including the world's major arms-producing and exporting countries , including the United States, Britain , Japan, France, Germany , Russia and other 34 countries.

Ukrainian military in close cooperation , in addition to the transfer of large projects outside the " Varyag" No. This is a landmark in ships, tanks, aircraft power system, especially the engine , the performance of the most prominent. Currently many gas turbine DN/DA-80 Chinese surface ships , including the "Varyag " was included, as well as " Chinese Aegis " destroyers used by the Chinese for the development of Pakistan , " Khalid " Main battle tanks used for diesel engine 6TD-2E, the new generation advanced trainer aircraft used by the Falcons -15 engine AI-222, as well as suitable plateaus helicopter engines are from Ukraine. But Ukraine is also a member of Wagner agreement . Americans may be needed to prevent some of the weapons and ordnance Ukrainian exports to China .

Since China has been excluded under the guidance of the "Wassenaar Agreement " important to master the world of military technology and products developed countries have been severely restricted Chinese imports, " Control List " of scarce resources , advanced technology and equipment. For example, some foreign high-end five-axis machine tools critical software on limiting exports to China , and even the installation site using department also has limitations .

Practice tells us that China should learn from the experience of developed countries , the use of good safety exception WTO rules , the early establishment of strategic resource management and control systems in line with the core interests of our country in order to prevent a similar situation from happening again passive .

In addition, we must clearly realize that involve core national interests of technology can not be obtained from the normal economic and trade , and a great and self-esteem of the nation also must not fantasy gifts of others , otherwise sooner or controlled by others , and ultimately trampled. So, today and in the future , China will continue core technology areas also staged a " break the foreign monopoly" amazing miracle. ( Pictured Merkel of Germany 1735 Mini China Map drawn to Xi Jinping .)

WTO preliminary ruling against China's rare earth litigation , litigation in the last two years , we see that part of the country -

By the name of "fairness " and seeking their own interests

By the end of March , the U.S. and Japan on the EU lawsuit against Chinese export quota of rare earth and other management measures related products filed with the preliminary results , the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled against China . The ruling received a US-Japan EU welcomed before they complain that China 's export restrictions enable Chinese enterprises to gain an unfair advantage. However , in this two-year litigation, we see it is part of the country in the name of fairness , abuse of international rules , a double standard , seeking their own interests.

Over the years, there are rare earth industry , " gold" , in the field of cutting-edge technology and defense are widely used. If the 20th century was the century of oil , then the 21st century is the century of rare earths . However, due to other reasons related technology , environmental technology as a key raw material in the rare earth mining process has caused great environmental damage .

In fact , the U.S. reserves of rare earth -rich, rare earth mining was once a big country , but recognizing the high environmental cost of rare earth mining after the United States adopted a series of measures to halt the rare earth mining . In China, more than 90% of long-term supply of rare earths to the global market , has paid a heavy environmental price . To this end, China has adopted a series of policies and measures remediation rare earth industry , which is completely out of the need to protect resources, environment and sustainable development. Rising prices of rare earth , rare earth goodbye to the West " cabbage price " era , they shouted unfair . While China 's share of global long-term to 36% of the total rare earth reserves , supply the world market with more than 90% of the rare earths , which is fair? For them this quiet , " fairness" is undoubtedly fair to call pseudo : only focus on their own economic interests , but they ignore the environmental costs of other countries.

Formulation of international rules is to make between countries to peaceful coexistence and common development. But in today's world , some countries are not only self-restraint rule , but the abuse of the rules , a double standard in order to safeguard their own interests . The lawsuit initiated by the United States against the EU is China 's rare earth export restrictions policy , but it is ironic that they also take such measures. The EU was trying to be a similar policy Naruduoha Round negotiations on non-agricultural market access framework , natural gas and other resources for the United States to adopt similar policies . After the outcome of the proceedings out of the U.S. " Foreign Policy " magazine for American policy tucao a lot , claiming that if the "rare earth " with " natural ", " Chinese enterprises" replaced " U.S. companies ", then Washington will find that their future will also be subject to this ruling .

The reason why some countries by the name of "fairness" , the abuse of the rule , the reason lies in the formulation of the rules they are dominant . Such a rule itself has limitations and can not achieve true justice. As a developing country , how to better protect their own interests in international trade, the rare case of losing to us sounded the alarm.


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