China added 20 Japanese entities to a blacklist on June 29 including major companies in order to block the export of dual-use items, the commerce ministry said, escalating a months-long row between Beijing and Tokyo.

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…

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