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The China— Raw Materials Case and Its Impact (or Lack Thereof). on U.S. Downstream Industries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2017

Julia Ya Qin
Julia Ya Qin*
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Wayne State University Law School
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Trade in Commodities
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Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting , Volume 106 , 2012 , pp. 278 - 283
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2012

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References

1 Reports, Panel, China—Measures Related to the Exportation of Various Raw Materials, WT/DS394, 395, 398/R (July 5, 2011)Google Scholar, as modified by the Appellate Body, Wt/DS394, 395, 398/AB/R (Jan. 30, 2012), adopted by the DSB Feb. 22, 2012.

2 This section is based substantially on Qin, Julia Ya, The Predicament of China’s “WTO-Plus” Obligation to Eliminate Export Duties: A Commentary on the China—Raw Materials Case, 11 Chinese J. Int’l L. (forthcoming)Google Scholar.

3 Protocol on the Accession of the People’s Republic of China, WT/L/432 (Nov. 10, 2001).

4 China—Measures Related to the Exportation of Rare Earths, Tungsten, and Molybdenum, DS431(US), DS432 (EU), DS433 (Japan) (Mar, 13, 2012).

5 China Rare Earths to Last 15-20 Years, May Import, Bloomberg News, Oct. 16, 2010, available at http://www.bloomberg.com.

6 For a full analysis, see Qin, Julia Ya, Reforming WTO Discipline on Export Duties: Sovereignty over Natural Resources, Economic Development and Environmental Protection, at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2030477.Google Scholar

7 Silicon Metal from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, Notice by the International Trade Administration on 02/15/2012, 77 Fed. Reg. 10477 (Feb. 22, 2012).

8 Pure Magnesium from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, Notice by the International Trade Administration on 09/29/2011, 76 Fed. Reg. 62040 (Oct. 6, 2011).

9 Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, Magnesium Metal From the People’s Republic of China, Notice of the International Trade Administration on 04/12/2005, 70 Fed. Reg. 19928 (Apr. 15, 2005).

10 Foundry Coke from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, Notice by the International Trade Administration on 03/30/2012, 77 Fed. Reg. 20788 (Apr. 6, 2012).

11 Protocol, supra note 3, para. 15.

12 See generally Ikenson, Daniel, Economic Self-Flagellation: How U.S. Antidumping Policy Subverts the National Export Initiative, Cato Institute (Trade Policy Analysis No. 46) (May 31, 2011)Google Scholar; Perry, William, The U.S. Antidumping Law—A Us Jobs Destroyer, at IndustryWeek.com (Mar. 17, 2011 Google Scholar).

13 Ikenson, supra note 12.

14 http://www.spartanlmp.com.

15 The cost of magnesium in the United States averages $2.30 per pound, while manufacturers in Mexico, Canada, and Europe pay $1.50 per pound, and Chinese casters pay only $1.36 per pound. Cordaro, Leonard, Mugging Magnesium, Chairman’s Note, Mar. 2011 Google Scholar, at http://www.diecasting.org/dce/issues/0211/21102.pdf (quoting Mugging Magnesium, WSJ, Jan. 3, 2011).

16 Id.

17 Goto, Shihoko, Oil Price, Not WTO, May Bolster Magnesium Market, Magnesium Investing News, Mar. 1, 2012 Google Scholar, at http://magnesiuminvestingnews.com.

18 Ikenson, supra note 12.

19 Commission Decision No 2730/2000/ECSC of 14 December 2000, Ojl316/30, 15.12.2000; Council Regulation (EC) No. 239/2008 of 17 March 2008, Oj L75/22, 18.3.2008.

20 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 287/2011 of 21 March 2011, OJ L78/1, 24.3.2011.

21 See Appellate Body Report, United States—Definitive Antidumping Duties and Countervailing Duties on Certain Products from China, WT/DS379/AB/R (Mar. 11, 2011).