A WTO report attacking China's exports of raw materials has cast doubts of reliability.
Dr Xiaolan Fu, a University Lecturer in Development Studies at the Fellow of Green-Templeton College, University of Oxford has said the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling casts aspersions of double standards.
Her comments come as trade judges ruled earlier this week that China violated trade law by restricting exports of certain raw materials, which were crucial for industrial production, as well as in the electronics world.
The WTO was following up on complaints from the US, the European Union and Mexico, which grumbled that the restraints China imposed on the raw materials, including various forms of bauxite, coke, fluorspar, magnesium, manganese, silicon carbide, silicon metal, yellow phosphorus and zinc, were unfair.
They said the restrictions discriminated against foreign manufacturers and gave an unfair advantage to domestic producers who use them. The ruling mostly focused on raw materials, but also touched on rare earth minerals, which are widely used in technology such as smartphones, tablets, cars and PCs.
Due to the restrictions, the claims went, there has been a limited supply in the global market which meant higher prices.
In its findings, the WTO ruled that China's export duties were inconsistent with the commitments China had agreed to in its Protocol of Accession. It said that the export quotas imposed by China on some of the raw materials were inconsistent with WTO rules.
In its defence, China said it had kept in with the regulations for some of the raw materials. However, it said for other raw materials its export quotas and duties were necessary for the protection of the health of its citizens.
However, the WTO argued that China was unable to demonstrate its export duties and quotas would lead to a reduction of pollution in the short- or long-term - and therefore contribute towards improving the health of its people.
The rulings, according to Dr Fu, are more than likely to be challenged by China, as well as being questionable.
She tells TechEye: "China in the 80s and 90s was the main exporter of minerals but the economy has now changed. There are many minerals in the world but the ones China exports are needed for the electronics industry.
"The drive for the report seems to be more about the metals needed for this industry, and if this is the case I'm not confident that the report is fair. Despite it claiming to be a general ruling, it seems it was written in light and in target of these materials. If this is the case there are doubts of the reliability of the report," she said.
"China has always been open about putting bans on certain exports out of the country.
"And there's also a hint of double standards going on here. It's been forced to put a limit on the quota of exports such as textiles, but then when China moves to do the same with other materials it's found in breach of regulations.
"Further research of the report is needed and it is highly likely that China will appeal this."
For example, the principle-of/truth-about the heart is heartbeat. It exists and is not subjectable to viewpoint. Just like the principle behind blood pressure is anger-cum-guilt, the only time viewpoint comes a re-presenting is when the heart stops beating “properly”/regularly. Likewise, The Chinese, who has not done much harm to others in “The West”, those whose cruel criminal past is not only undeniable but is always buried and re-pheonixes as saintliness, only to guiltyly resurface as anger or guilt expressed, is always demonised by the lackeys/Manchurian Candidates of “The West”. Without meandering onto other aspects of China and its immediate neighbours, there being no such thing as “China” in reality but a disorganised-cum-orgainsed cabal of Mongoloid tribes, the real original Chinese being “The Kushans”, realise that nobody is doing business with China because of love. Without one single exception, especially not the weaponry of Cunning, Sympathy, Cunning being Cruelty suppressed.
Businesses are relocating their manufacturing to China because of vun thing, dahlings … , Count de Money. Their TagAlongs/drippings, of course, are par for the course. The byproduct of Human Activity is the [unenlightened ] Ego, [The enlightened Ego being The Buddha who has Nothing to do with man-made Buddhism, especially not Tibetan Black Magic Buddhism, the motto of The Buddha being, “Do not harm others”, harming others, oka cruelty, being the speciality of the human ego, with His contemoprary The Mahavira’s motto being, “Do not harm yourself”] and the one aspect which the ego lacks is conscience. Money, oka Insecurity often touted as the means to Security which is untrue unless Dumbness is in ascendent 25/8, and conscience are never, ever, in the same bed just like The Fathering Mothers and The Mothering Fathers will not be seen dead copulating. Yes, Ve don’t do zat.
Why are people continuously blind to their blindness? Because like the descendents of The Chosen Few, a firm favourite of The Bookie, they were groomed from birth as might, the know-eet-all-really-know-nuffin’. That is how you really blind others. To first pamper their ego and when their ego is finally in charge, this cruel idiot will automatically know how to do its job. Just like people trained to kill others as “soldiers”. Balance being always the key and will always do Its duty, those who are aggressive/bark in company will become depressive/howl in solitude. It all depends on the timing and not the time.
Do not keep charging the “news” in the manner of The Light Brigade for all that aggression will setup its depression and when thus depressed, not realising that Quackery & Handler is another octopi arm of The Bookie, “Repeat Prescription” will then be the reality. Reality is one’s self/experience whereas others reality is merely some knowledge, the knowledge which lacks empowerment being another man-made religion. Should we laugh at the Hallelujahs and their posturings, it is perhaps time to laugh at one’s own religiosities, oka addicitons. As long as the proverbial piece of string, ain’t it. Starting with the “news”. Ask youself this, what will The Mass Media do should there be no real news. Sure, all know the score but who will realise it. Perhaps 5% is being overly generous. Not when voyuerism is extending into every aspect of existence nowadays.Wanna know what Divinity thinks of money? See who He is giving it to, media tycoons and their bumpals, the politicos.
I mean how is anyone suppose to make a comment on the stupidity of your argument if we can't read half it?