"China escalated its trade tensions with Japan on Wednesday by launching an investigation into imported dichlorosilane, a chemical gas used in making semiconductors, a day after it imposed curbs on the export of so-called dual-use goods that could be used by Japan's military. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement that it had launched the investigation following an application from the domestic industry showing the price of dichlorosilane imported from Japan had decreased 31% between 2022 and 2024."
""I came to Taiwan ... to prove this point, and to tell the world that Taiwan is an independent country," Hei Seki said, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency. "The nasty words of a petty villain like him are not worth commenting on," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning retorted when asked about his comment. Fears of a rare earths curb Masaaki Kanai, head of Asia Oceanian Affairs at Japan's Foreign Ministry, urged China to scrap the trade curbs, saying"
China launched an investigation into imported dichlorosilane from Japan after domestic industry submitted evidence that prices fell 31% between 2022 and 2024. The Commerce Ministry said dumping of Japanese products harmed domestic production and operations. The measure followed a ban on exports of dual-use goods to Japan. Beijing's actions came after comments by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about possible military intervention over Taiwan and a visit by Japanese lawmaker Hei Seki, who called Taiwan independent. Chinese officials dismissed the lawmaker's remarks, while Japan urged China to lift measures targeting Japan amid broader supply concerns.
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