TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China imposed new export controls Monday on 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to the country’s “remilitarization,” as tensions with Tokyo continue to rise.Twenty entities, including Mitsui E&S which makes engines and other equipment for ships, have been added to a watch list for dual-use items, which can be used for both civilian and military purposes, according to a statement by China’s Commerce Ministry.Chinese companies exporting to these firms will be required to apply for special licenses, submit risk assessment reports on the Japanese companies and written pledges that the dual-use items will not be used for military purposes.Additionally, 20 other Japanese entities that had been put on a watch list in February have been placed on a control list, meaning both Chinese and foreign exporters are banned from selling them dual-use items made in China, the Commerce Ministry said.
The companies on the control list include multiple divisions of Mitsubishi Corporation.“China’s measures are entirely justified, reasonable and lawful. They are aimed at firmly deterring Japan’s reckless pursuit of ‘new militarism,’” read the Chinese Commerce Ministry statement.
