This week, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued its much anticipated ruling on whether China’s export policies for critical metals violated the agreement it first entered in 2001 to be part of the WTO. The highest court within the WTO, known as the Appellate Body, found China was in violation of WTO requirements and had breached its original agreement. The decision marks a huge victory for the many automotive, high tech and alternative energy manufacturers globally that rely on China’s rare earth metal deposits to produce their goods...

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