Industrial Minerals


China delays establishment of WTO rare earth disputes panel

10 July 2012


US, EU and Japan scheduled to put forward second request

Keywords: China, US, EU, Japan, rare earths, WTO

By Keith Nuthall

 

The Chinese government used diplomatic manoeuvres today to postpone the establishment of a World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes panel on claims its restrictions on rare earth exports break global trade laws. It opposed its creation at a special...