U.S., EU and Japan protesting China's rare earth policy  US
President Barack Obama speaks alongside US Trade Representative
Ron Kirk and Commerce Secretary John Bryson about enforcing U.S.
trade rights as he accused China of breaking global trade rules
by restricting exports of rare earth elements during a statement
in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, March
13, 2012.  David Brancaccio: It takes a lot of what are called
"rare earths" to make the electronics that keep us going in the
21st century. The Obama Administration believes China is holding
back its supply of these special metals to drive up prices. And
now the U.S. , the European Union, and Japan are taking their
beef about China to the World Trade Organization. President
Obama at the White House announced the WTO complaint just now.
Barack Obama: When it is necessary, I will take action if our
workers and our businesses are being subjected to unfair
practices.  A senior Chinese official said the export
restrictions targeted no par