China Adds 20 Japanese Entities To Export Control List
China has expanded export restrictions against Japan by adding 20 Japanese entities to its export control list for dual-use items, raising fresh tension between the two Asian economic powers.
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China’s commerce ministry said the listed Japanese entities will face restrictions on access to dual-use goods and technologies from Chinese suppliers. These are products that can have both civilian and military applications.
Chinese firms will now need official approval before selling such items to the listed organisations. Beijing said the move was linked to national security concerns and its opposition to what it described as Japan’s growing military ambitions.
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The entities added to the list include Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies and subsidiaries linked to major industrial groups, including Mitsubishi, Komatsu and Fujitsu.
The restrictions are expected to increase compliance checks for Chinese exporters and could affect procurement channels for some Japanese defence-linked and technology-related organisations. China also placed additional Japanese entities on a watchlist, which will require closer scrutiny of export applications.
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Japan rejected the move and called for the restrictions to be withdrawn. Tokyo has maintained that its defence policy is aimed at national security and regional stability.
The latest action comes amid rising friction between China and Japan over defence policy, Taiwan, technology controls and regional security. It also follows China’s wider use of export controls on dual-use goods as part of its response to foreign security restrictions.
While Beijing said the move targets only a limited group of entities and should not affect normal trade, the decision adds another layer of uncertainty to China-Japan economic relations at a time of already strained regional ties.
