China restricts exports to 40 Japanese entities with ties to military

"The Chinese Commerce Ministry put 20 Japanese companies on an export control list and 20 others on a separate watchlist. Companies on the export control list will not be able to import from China dual-use goods, which can be used for civilian and military purposes. They include multiple business subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries involved in shipbuilding and the production of aircraft engines and maritime machinery, as well as some of Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Fujitsu, among others."

"The separate watchlist has 20 Japanese companies for which Chinese exporters are required to submit individual export license applications, along with risk assessment reports and written pledges that the dual-use items will not be used by Japan's military. It includes Subaru Corporation, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation and the Institute of Science Tokyo, among others."

"Beijing has shown continued displeasure with Tokyo since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in November implied Japan could intervene if China used military force against Taiwan, an island democracy China claims as its own."

China's Commerce Ministry imposed export restrictions on 40 Japanese entities in response to Japan's stated willingness to intervene militarily if China attacks Taiwan. Twenty companies face complete export controls prohibiting imports of dual-use goods—items usable for civilian and military purposes—from China, while twenty others are placed on a watchlist requiring individual export licenses and risk assessments. Affected companies include subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Fujitsu, Subaru, and others involved in shipbuilding, aircraft engines, and advanced manufacturing. China characterized the measures as legitimate responses to Japan's remilitarization and nuclear expansion, claiming they target only specific entities and dual-use items without affecting broader economic relations.

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