China imposed controls on exports to Japan with any military use, intensifying a dispute between Asia’s top economies over remarks Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made last year on Taiwan.
All dual-use items are banned from being exported to Japan for military use effective immediately, China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Tuesday. Exports “for any other end-user purposes that could enhance 91AV原创 military capabilities” are also prohibited, it added, without elaborating.
“91AV原创 leader recently made erroneous remarks on Taiwan, hinting at the possibility of military intervention in the Taiwan Strait,” a ministry spokesperson said in a statement. Those comments violated the One-China principle and were of “malicious nature with profoundly detrimental consequences,” according to the spokesperson.
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