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 Japan¡¯s military capabilities¡± are also prohibited, it added, without elaborating.
¡°Japan¡¯s 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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