China for three weeks to stop rare earth exports to Japan

There are reports that the US-Japan trade officials are considering rare earth issue to the World Trade Organization (WTO) complaint. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe must act on China's expansion of resources to respond.

United States, "New York Times" reported on July 24, as early as a few months ago, the Obama administration has been secretly convened use of rare earth industry executives and lawyers met to discuss the problem of rare earth. Many U.S. companies to China since 2006, reduced the volume of exports of rare earth resources expressed dissatisfaction, saying the Chinese rare earth export restrictions makes Chinese manufacturers benefit, so that foreign rivals in a disadvantageous position. Japanese officials also said that if China's rare earth exports to Japan is not restored, they will "appeal to the WTO." Said Abe am very dissatisfied with the instructions and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs as soon as possible negotiations, hoping to export the first part.

U.S. Trade Representative's office in response to VOA about whether the United States will issue an appeal WTO rare earths in the email that declined to comment on the matter.

Japan's trade minister Ota (on white Shimoda) Zhanghong (Akihiro Ohata) 7 月 22, saying that China's exports of rare earth minerals situation has not yet returned to normal. He said that if the end of this week, the problem does not improve, Japan will take measures, including direct negotiations with China. Akihiro Ota complaint to the WTO matters not mentioned.

"The New York Times" quoted the analysis of trade lawyers said, because China does not adopt any formal documents and public statements indicate to ban exports, even appeal to the WTO case, you want to win the victory of prosecution is not an easy thing.

Washington think tank American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Japan expert Michael Oslin (Michael Auslin), said in an interview with VOA, the WTO complaint was not the best way to deal with the embargo.

Oslin: "My view is, WTO whole process is very slow, even if the problem is concerned, this is a lengthy process and we are now talking about embargoes or export slow movement, and this will certainly affect the production through the WTO process, will not immediately find a solution, or even unable to clarify the issue. "

He believes that China stop the export of rare earths to Japan is actually the resource as a weapon, so Japan should take the same approach, through diplomatic or economic sanctions against the approach to solve the problem.

However, the WTO restrictions on Chinese exports of rare earth approach proposed in June criticized the WTO said in an assessment report, "Whether it is intentional or not, for whatever reason, will reduce export restrictions is limited product exports, while the supply to the domestic market. "


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