China targets 40 Japanese entities with new export controls on dual-use items, escalating trade tensions over Taiwan and impacting aerospace and defense

The latest trade restrictions apply to 20 Japanese entities, including four national defense research institutes and nine subsidiaries of the conglomerate Mitsubishi

China is placing 20 Japanese entities on a control list with absolute export prohibitions, and placing 20 others on a watch list with enhanced scrutiny, to curb Japan’s…