Stewart and Stewart: Chinese Export Restraints – How Many More WTO Cases Before China Is Compliant With Its Accession Commitments?
After losing disputes at the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) in 2014, China has taken steps to bring itself into compliance on a case involving rare earth, tungsten, and molybdenum products. For example, effective May 1, 2015, China eliminated export duties on rare earth minerals, tungsten, and molybdenum.[1] China had previously, on January 1, 2015, eliminated…