Complaints Over China Raw-Material Exports Bolstered by WTO

Complaints against China by the U.S., European Union and Mexico were bolstered by a World Trade Organization finding that the nation’s limits on raw-materials exports broke global rules and gave domestic companies an edge.

The ruling yesterday on the Geneva-based trade arbiter’s website was after an 18-month investigation of quotas, export duties and license requirements. China said it was evaluating the report. An appeal is highly likely, Mei Xinyu, a professor at a government trade institute, said today.