近来,国际上围绕稀土资源展开的话题日益尖锐,欧美国家和日本纷纷抗议中国限制稀土出口的举措,而且随着中国建立稀土战略储备制度的迹象渐多,各种施压行为也愈演愈烈。实际上,这些国家的强烈反应是可以预料的。由于之前中国出口的稀土资源充足,这些国家有的将本国丰富的稀土资源封存起来,全部依靠进口;有的则在满足产业发展的同时,建立了本国的稀土战略储备。它们是中国廉价稀土的最大受益者,必然会反对试图改变这种供求关系的行动。 Recently, the topics around the world about rare earth resources have become increasingly acute. The United States and Europe have protested China’s efforts to limit the export of rare earths. As China has more and more signs of establishing a strategic reserve system for rare earths, various acts of pressure have intensified. In fact, the strong reaction of these countries is predictable. Due to the abundant resources of rare earths previously exported from China, some of these countries have sequestered their abundant rare earth resources and all rely on imports. Some have, while meeting the industrial development, established their own strategic reserve of rare earth resources. They are the biggest beneficiaries of China’s cheap rare earths and are bound to oppose attempts to change the relationship between supply and demand.