China Announces Dual-Use Export Ban for Japanese Military End Users, Uses
China is tightening export controls over dual-use items destined for Japan, the country's Ministry of Commerce said this week, according to an unofficial translation. The measures, which China said are aimed at protecting national security and improving nonproliferation, prohibit exports of "all dual-use items to Japanese military users, for military purposes, and for any other end-user purposes that could enhance Japan’s military capabilities," the ministry said. Any person or any company "from any country or region" that violates the new controls, which took effect Jan. 6, "will be held legally liable."
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A ministry spokesperson said China tightened the controls after Japanese officials made "erroneous remarks" about Taiwan, during a response to a reporter's question at a regular press conference in Beijing. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told Japan's Parliament in November that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could potentially trigger a military response.
The Chinese ministry spokesperson said "the recent erroneous remarks made by Japanese leaders regarding Taiwan, which hinted at the possibility of military intervention in the Taiwan Strait, constitute a gross interference in China's internal affairs, a serious violation of the one-China principle, and are extremely egregious in nature and impact."
China published a catalog in late December of dual-use items that need export licenses (see 2512310015).