It’s time for Japan to ban exports of dual-use items and technologies such as chips / chip-making equipment and robotics to China.
Jan 6: 
Ministry of Commerce has banned exports of dual-use items to Japan that can be used for military purposes.
Dual-use items are goods, software or technologies that have both civilian and military applications, including certain rare earth elements that are essential for making drones and chips.
According to the statement, exports of such items to military users or for any purposes that contribute to Japan's military strength are banned, and organizations or individuals from any country or region that violated the ban would be held legally liable.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has questioned Japan's motives around Taiwan, saying its "provocations" could be a pretext for building up its military forces and overseas missions.
In late Dec, the Japanese cabinet approved a record spending package for the fiscal year starting in April, including a 3.8% increase in the annual military budget to 9 trillion yen ($57.7 billion).
In a commentary in Dec, state-run Xinhua news agency said it had been "alarming" in recent years that Japan had "drastically" readjusted its security policy, increased its defence spending year after year, relaxed restrictions on arms exports, sought to develop offensive weapons and planned to abandon its three non-nuclear principles.
China throttled exports of rare earths to Japan during a previous diplomatic dispute more than a decade ago. So far, China customs data have shown no sign of a decline in rare earth exports to Japan, though the data is released with some delay. In Nov, the latest month for which there was data, exports grew 35% to 305 metric tons, the highest tally last year.
reuters.com/world/asia-pac
Ministry of Commerce has banned exports of dual-use items to Japan that can be used for military purposes.
Dual-use items are goods, software or technologies that have both civilian and military applications, including certain rare earth elements that are essential for making drones and chips.
According to the statement, exports of such items to military users or for any purposes that contribute to Japan's military strength are banned, and organizations or individuals from any country or region that violated the ban would be held legally liable.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has questioned Japan's motives around Taiwan, saying its "provocations" could be a pretext for building up its military forces and overseas missions.
In late Dec, the Japanese cabinet approved a record spending package for the fiscal year starting in April, including a 3.8% increase in the annual military budget to 9 trillion yen ($57.7 billion).
In a commentary in Dec, state-run Xinhua news agency said it had been "alarming" in recent years that Japan had "drastically" readjusted its security policy, increased its defence spending year after year, relaxed restrictions on arms exports, sought to develop offensive weapons and planned to abandon its three non-nuclear principles.
China throttled exports of rare earths to Japan during a previous diplomatic dispute more than a decade ago. So far, China customs data have shown no sign of a decline in rare earth exports to Japan, though the data is released with some delay. In Nov, the latest month for which there was data, exports grew 35% to 305 metric tons, the highest tally last year.
reuters.com/world/asia-pac