U.S., EU, Japan take on China at WTO over rare earths

"The United States, Europe and Japan have joined forces to challenge China's restrictions on exports of rare-earth metals, escalating a trade row over access to some of the most important raw materials used in advanced technologies..."

at http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/14/us-china-trade-eu-idUSBRE82D07Q20120314