By Aliza Kempner
In
response to the United States’, Japan’s, and other countries’ complaints, the
WTO acknowledged that China’s restricting sales of materials like lithium and
tungsten have provided Chinese firms with a leg up in the competition for
manufacturing lucrative products. Lawmakers and free-trade advocates in the
United States have cautioned that China’s behavior has been threatening
American businesses and national security by increasing the manufacturing costs of
smartphones, solar panels, and batteries for hybrid and electric cars and
blocking important materials for defense.
However, the grass may not be
greener, after all. Foreign
Policy explores the implication of the WTO’s holding that countries can’t
limit exports just to guarantee preferential access to raw materials for
domestic industries, and how that decision may fuel the debate around the
exportation of U.S. energy sources.
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