WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement after the World Trade Organization appellate body handed a victory to the United States in a rare earths case against China, affirming a WTO dispute settlement panel’s March 2014 finding in favor of the United States:
“Today's report is a vindication for America’s workers and manufacturers whose rights, livelihoods, and ability to innovate have been held hostage by China’s predatory and illegal policies. The United States did not hesitate and worked strategically with its co-complainants in this case - the European Union and Japan - to take China to task for discriminatory measures that disrupt the global marketplace and global supply chains that are responsible for bringing to market some of today’s most critical and innovative green and energy efficient products. The result today is another example of the payoff for persistence and diligence in enforcing U.S. trade rights and pursuing the interests of U.S. workers and businesses."
