Chinese export policy is under great attention within the WTO system. In fact, Beijing has introduced duties and quotas for many raw materials, in particular also for the so called rare earth elements, a group of chemical elements which are indispensabile for the industrial production of high...

On 23 July 2012, the Dispute settlement body (Dsb) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) established a single panel to examine the complaints brought by the united states, the european union and Japan against the chinese export restrictions on rare earth elements (rees), tungsten and...