The United States has finally made a statement! After our countermeasures against Japan, on January 8th, the U.S.-China Strategic Competition Special Committee stated that China's decision to restrict exports of dual-use items to Japan evokes memories of the rare earth dispute in 2010, as well as last year's export restrictions that affected global automotive, electronics, and defense supply chains. The committee said this is by no means an isolated trade issue, but rather a warning that allied economies are facing serious supply chain risks originating from China.

Therefore, diversifying key material supply chains beyond China is no longer an option. This special committee will continue to focus on these vulnerable areas and call for urgent action by 2026. To be honest, this institution was established in 2023, with the purpose of specifically targeting China. It is not surprising that this institution has taken a countermeasure against our actions. However, the attitude of this institution seems not so tough, which is somewhat unexpected.

What does this attitude indicate? It actually only indicates one thing: after we used the rare earth control measures to counter the United States in the Sino-U.S. trade war, the United States has realized that it must rally its allies to make up for the shortcomings. In short, verbal condemnation and criticism from the United States have become meaningless. What matters is what the United States will do. The United States also knows clearly that, in the face of our restrictions, it cannot really help Japan in any way.

Certainly, the so-called warning from the United States that allied economies are facing serious supply chain risks originating from China is wrong. Export controls on dual-use goods and technologies are common practices among countries. The United States has been imposing export restrictions on us under the pretext of national security for years, and it has no right to criticize us. Seeing this statement from the United States, Japan is probably feeling very cold, because what we have done is indeed a killer move.

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