CCTV9英语新闻：China scraps quotas to meet WTO ruling（在线收听）

China has scrapped a quota system that was intended to restrict rare earth exports. The move involves 17 metals used in high tech sectors, it's aimed at complying with a World Trade Organization ruling released last year.

The Ministry of Commerce issued a notice at the end of December that abolished export quotas for rare earths. That came after the WTO decreed last August that China's administration of rare earths was inconsistent with the trade organization's regulations.  It was expected that China would also drop the tariffs on rare earths, but China has not made such changes.