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China Slaps Export Controls on Japan Military for Taiwan Remarks

Jan 8, 2026

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.