Who is the US to protect the environment from the US to the WTO?

The European Union issued a statement on the 23rd saying that the United States and the European Union filed a lawsuit against the World Trade Organization (WTO) on China’s restrictions on exporting rare metals. In response to the EU and the United States on the 23rd, China restricted the export of industrial raw materials such as coke and filed a lawsuit against the WTO. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce of China pointed out on the 24th that the main purpose of China's export policy is to protect the environment and natural resources. WTO rules.

Obama sues China for the first case after taking office
The European and American lawsuits include nine kinds of Chinese export products: coke, bauxite, fluorspar, magnesium, manganese, silicon carbide, silicon metal, yellow phosphorus and zinc. Europe and the United States believe that China should increase the number of export quotas for these products or reduce export tariffs.

This will be the first case in which the United States sued China against the WTO after Obama took office in January.

According to Agence France-Presse, the EU said in a statement: "The EU on the 23rd brought the WTO to review China's restrictions on the export of several major rare metals, a decision that violates international trade standards."

At 9 o'clock in the morning, US Trade Representative Kirk held a press conference in the office building on the west side of the White House, saying that China is about alumina, coke, fluorite, magnesium, manganese, silicon metal, silicon carbide, yellow phosphorus and zinc. In addition, a total of nine raw materials are subject to export quotas, export tariffs and other price and quantity controls, restricting exports, causing other countries in the world to be in a disadvantaged position in the production and export of steel, aluminum and other chemicals.

Previously, the United States and the European Union failed to persuade China to cut export tariffs and increase quotas for raw materials such as zinc, tin, tungsten and yellow phosphorus.

Japan’s Kyodo News Agency said that according to the procedures of the WTO, bilateral consultations will be held first among the countries concerned. If the negotiation fails, both parties may request the establishment of a dispute handling team.

China's compliance with WTO rules
Zhou Shizhen, executive director of the China WTO Research Association, said that the requirements of Europe and the United States violated the basic rules of the WTO. The WTO emphasizes that it is not possible to restrict imports and let the market go away. There is no specific requirement for exports, and there is no requirement for resources to be released.

The person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce said that the Chinese side has maintained communication and contact with the European and American countries regarding the export policy of industrial raw materials. The Chinese side will properly handle the dispute settlement procedures in accordance with the WTO.

It is known that the WTO allows for the “exceptional principle” when it involves national or environmental security. Ironically, the coke industry's high pollution and high energy consumption have been well received. A few years ago, the EU had implemented two anti-dumping measures against Chinese coke exports on the grounds of low prices.

Rare metal reserves drop sharply
China's Ministry of Commerce said in a fax statement that China believes that the relevant policies are consistent with the WTO regulations. The main purpose of China's foreign export policy is to protect the environment and natural resources.

“China basically sells rare metals at cost price.” Min Shuangli, a member of the Central Committee of the Lijin Central Liaison Committee and chairman of Zhongkelian Carbon Technology Co., Ltd., said that as the main producing area of ​​various rare metals, China does not have the pricing power. “Rare metals are Strategic resources are widely used in the aerospace industry and national defense construction, and China's rare metal reserves are not much."

At present, China's black tungsten ore has been almost mined, only scheelite can be mined for about 20 years, and rare earth reserves have been reduced from 85% of the world to 58% today; according to data given by China Nonferrous Metals Association If it is mined at the current level, molybdenum can be used for 16 years and zinc can be used for 10 years.

According to the newly approved "National Mineral Resources Planning" approved by the State Council, China will implement protection and restrictive mining of tungsten, tin and thorium rare earths to solve the problem of excessive exploitation of excessive mineral resources, excessive export, and excessive consumption of strategic resources.

A new round of mineral resources planning will list some special coal types and scarce coal, tungsten ore, tin, antimony, rare earth, bauxite, graphite and other minerals as restricted mining, while strengthening the indium, antimony, zirconium and vanadium. Protection of rare and rare metal minerals.

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