取消配额后,稀土怎么办?  

The Earth,or the Rare Earth?

作　　者：刘洪 

出　　处：《中国海关》2015年第2期74-75,16,共2页

摘　　要：闹得沸沸扬扬的“稀土战”，一度让中国与西方国家“剑拔弩张”，并最终诉诸WTO争端解决机构。此后，中国宣布实施“稀土新政”，核心的内容是，执行了16年的稀土配额制正式取消，China has just abolished its quota regulation on rare earth exports,which had been implemented for 16 years.This is an outcome of the western countries' appeal to the WTO Appellate Body about the Chinese rare earth exports limit.China has three 'No.l' ranks in the rare earth industry.It has the largest reserve of rare earth,and is the world's biggest producer and seller of it.But the country has suffered a lot from being a major supplier of the material for the whole world,with heavy environmental destruction and resource consumption.To protect its environment and resource,China had started to implement quota regulation in 1998 on rate earth exports and reduced its exports in 2010.These measures had been under pressure for years from some other countries.But in effect,the western countries might have been too sensitive about the rare earth.Many of China's quotas on rare earth were not even used.The failure in the WTO appeal indicates that China is not skilled enough to get balance between protecting environment and matching WTO rules.It should find a more acceptable way to do the thing.

关 键 词：稀土 取消配额 WTO争端解决机构 西方国家 配额制 中国 

分 类 号：F426.8[经济管理—产业经济]