Rare dispute will impact on China's rare earth industry

China appeals on the case , not merely for that attitude , but also should make every effort to argue. It should be noted , quotas and taxes are to protect our rare earth resources, protecting the environment an integral part of a comprehensive set of measures , and achieved good results. In addition, valuable heavy rare earth resources, especially rare earth resources , not only China , but also the world. Rare efficient use and sustainable development is the common responsibility of all countries , rare earth consuming countries to give full understanding and cooperation.

But regardless of the outcome of the appeal , this event will have the rare earth industry in China , especially impact on the adjustment of the export of rare earth management style .

China formally joined the WTO in 2001 , when the WTO since made ​​a pass , naturally we must do as the Romans , to be bound by the rules of the WTO . In accordance with its WTO commitments , China on 84 tariff lines may impose export tariffs , and rare earths , molybdenum , and other related products are not among these 84 tariff lines , tungsten products is only one tariff included. Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Article 20 involving exhaustible natural resources exceptions , that is, if a country faced with the depletion of resources , you can use to set export quotas to be protected , and thus control the exploitation , to extend the useful lives , but at the same time to reduce domestic consumption . China nearly two years, citing the terms of the complaint , but did not support the Panel and Appellate Body .

Some people say , WTO rules on a number of natural resource extraction and export of resources in favor of consuming countries ( mainly developed ) . Once a country's resources to be mined , it is necessary to meet the nations kept export demand and relatively low processing efficiency of resource exports and resource -consuming countries obtained , there is a serious interest asymmetry, uneven. But rules are rules , they must abide by the rules once developed .

The Chinese domestic industry appeal will win a grace period , we should seize the time judged the impact of this initiative on China's rare earth industry and export management brings, and the situation as soon as possible to consider appropriate new rare earth export management. Over the years we have rare earth production and export management experience and lessons from abroad should also be well-established practice in this regard . There is such a saying that " China will buy what you sell what it cheaper ." Here there must be changes in the international market, the law of supply and demand , effective coordination of foreign suppliers , and we import and export management , bargaining power industry as a whole and industry self-regulation , such as deep-seated reasons , worthy of serious analysis and find ways to cope .

Currently before us it is important to quotas , de rare earth export tariff of how management issues . Rare earth industry is not large, but the complexity and difficulty of managing all to see. Future must be long-term perspective , considering the whole industry chain from Rare to prevent over-exploitation and excessive smelting, high-pressure situation against illegal mining and smelting , resolutely implement the protection of resources and the environment , restoration ecology and a series of policies and regulations , improve industrial concentration, severe combat smuggling . In this way , based on the establishment of rare earth export management.

More attention should be paid is that a lot of high-tech products, particularly important is the required manufacturing parts, components have to use rare earth oxides, metals or rare earth materials, but we still can not produce , or are still samples and small scale production stage , will require a lot of imports from developed countries, and is severely counter . To this end, China will make the rare earth deep processing , especially the use of rare earth raw materials to produce high-tech, high value-added products as a top priority .

Rare earth raw materials and processed products wind power, new energy vehicles, rail transportation , new electric light, the automobile exhaust has an important role , as well as possible by the strong development of solar power generation , marine engineering , cloud computing, controlled nuclear fusion , laser device , biotechnology, energy saving materials and equipment have to look forward to new applications. Only high-end applications up, we can put the resource advantages into economic advantages , from a " rare big country " to " rare earth power " changes. We have to build the future together diverse countries in the world , sustainable use of the world's rare earth supply system, to jointly develop high-end applications of rare earth , rare earth and better for the benefit of all mankind .


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