Japan would use "North Korea is now the amount of rare earth day" beat China

The past two years , " Japan is heavily dependent on Chinese rare earths " in the field of public opinion in Japan almost become a " scourge " , each of which may blow " China's rare earth monopoly" message can get a lot of cheers.

The latest in a corroboration is January 22 , Japan's " diplomatic scholar " magazine website published a message "North Korea may have two-thirds of the world's rare earth" , said a UK-based private equity firm , said the company has been in the North Korean capital Dingzhou Pyongyang northwest discovered the world 's largest rare earth oxide deposits.

Reported that in December 2013 , the British company called SRE Mining Ltd. Korea ore containing an estimated 216 million tons of rare earth oxides , rare earth elements , including light , heavy rare earth elements and rare earth minerals. This will make the world's reserves of rare earth oxides increased by about twice as much. Theoretically , this finding may break Chinese control of the rare earth market , because North Korea has to reach China 's rare earth reserves of more than 6 times.

Just look at the words "North Korea has China 's rare earth reserves will be more than six times " in the Japanese media to use, it is enough to see how excited they are , because the news can impact the bottom line of the Chinese people 's psychology - & mdash ; future Chinese voice in the international rare earth market will be severely weakened. Moreover , the DPRK , " the amount of rare earth day " discovery , but also endanger the rare Chinese share in the world market.

Japanese news network quoted the researcher before the East-West Center in Hawaii Scott Bruce 's words, North Korea is not only the amount of rare earth can shake China's position in the market , but also to improve relations with North Korea 's two largest importer of minerals and Japan . If North Korea can start this project , to develop their own industries , it is likely to encourage its integration with its neighbors , and is no longer a black hole in the center of Northeast Asia .

In fact , Japan reported that North Korea keen to discover the amount of rare earth day , more like them against China a " media war " , while containing a breakthrough in China 's rare earth monopoly means ; hand is to once again set off a battle of wits with China Doo Yong rare public battle . Of course, this also reflects the Japanese ambivalence , both want to get rid of dependence on Chinese rare earths , and ultimately had to rely on. Word to describe : they want to get the desire to avoid China Rare Earth too strong.

Looking back, the Japanese had at creating " day in Japan found that the amount of rare earths in the sea ," the fake news to flicker the public. April 5, 2013 , the Japanese newspaper "Sankei Shimbun" reported that the University of Tokyo , Associate Professor Hiroshi Kato Thai team in 3500-6000 meters away from the sea in the Pacific Ocean 78 undersea minerals found in the soil , and its reserves are equivalent to the land 1000 times the rare earth ore deposits. Japanese scientists say after the detection of rare earth reserves the deposit is 10 times more than China , allowing the Japanese consumer centuries.

This is a happy thing to the Japanese . However, this news has been questioned by the industry. They pointed out that when undersea reserves of rare earth rare earth 1,000 times on land mines ? This is not possible , what can be so large rare earth mine ? Even in the seabed found a lot of really rare earth mine , it is impossible to develop in a short time .

Sensible to see that , in Japan of rare earth is "hungry " , undersea discovery of rare earth such a thing suitable press speculation , rather than with actual operational. Rare undersea now just a concept, even took a few decades , huge capital investment , and ultimately just a " pipe dream ."

Can not be denied that in recent years , Japan is obviously very frustrated on earth, especially after China 's rare earth export controls to strengthen them eager to find new sources of rare earths . Now, the reason they get "North Korea was found days the amount of rare earth" big fuss , apparently wanted to take the opportunity to beat China .

Before October 25, 2013 , World Trade Organization (WTO) settlement panel support for Japan , the United States and the European Union and other Chinese control of rare earth export tariffs violate WTO rules views on Criticism " significantly strengthened restrictions on Chinese exports of rare earths ." trade policy "opaque ."

We can see from these phenomena , Japan and the United States , the European Union cooperate with each other , working on Chinese exports of rare earths to fight back , one of China's rare earth policy to initiate proceedings in the WTO, constantly "Take China Rare Earth said things " ; another Japanese media has widely reported aspects of North Korea discovered rare earth day , in the future , Japan will reduce imports of rare earths from China .

But the Japanese do so emboldened clearly insufficient . January 25 , the Japanese newspaper " Nihon Keizai Shimbun " published the article also acknowledged that the exact exploration of North Korea 's rare earth reserves requires high technology , based on rare-earth types, but also to determine the mining process , refining and separation of the way , this is a long process . From this point of view, when Japanese companies grabbed the soft underbelly of China sourcing rare condition is still not changed.

It seems that we can only be understood as the Japanese media recently dated a lot of " rare earth day North Korea found " message , but the hype about it, just let the public opinion field busy for a while .


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