Beijing strikes hawkish pose in run-up to Xi Jinping’s U.S. tour

By World Tribune on February 7, 2012   China, Exclusives, Intel Brief, NE Asia  

Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel The Chinese authorities have reacted angrily to a World Trade Organization ruling that criticized Beijing for using administrative methods to limit the exports of strategic raw materials. A WTO panel said on Jan. 30 that China had violated accepted trading practices by artificially curbing exports of raw materials […]