Over the past 60 days, tensions between China and Japan have continuously escalated due to inappropriate remarks made by Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Sanae regarding Taiwan. Despite our multiple measures, Japan has continued to push forward its erroneous policies.

As China's patience with Japan gradually ran out, it finally decided to take substantive actions, banning all military-related exports to Japan and thwarting Japan's ambitions to revive militarism.

On January 6th, according to a report by China News Network citing the Ministry of Commerce's 2026 No. 1 announcement, China has decided to strengthen export controls on dual-use items to Japan in order to safeguard national security and interests.

The announcement stated that China will prohibit the export of all dual-use items to Japanese military users, for military purposes, or for any other end-user purposes that could enhance Japan's military capabilities, effective immediately.

In fact, our decision to act at this time shows great restraint. Since November 7th, when Takahashi Sanae made inappropriate remarks about Taiwan, two months have passed, giving Japan sufficient time.

However, during this period, Takahashi Sanae not only refused to retract her statements and apologize, but also passed a defense budget bill of 9.35 trillion yen on December 26th, explicitly stating that it is aimed at countering China, increasing military deployments in the southwest region, purchasing weapons and equipment, and refusing to repent, persisting in opposing views.

Evidently, Japan's various actions clearly show that they are heading down a path of no return. In response, there is no need for us to be polite anymore. This action, which is almost akin to sanctions, has caused a major uproar within Japan.

After China issued the ban, mainstream Japanese media such as Asahi Shimbun and NHK reported it immediately.

Japanese analysts believe that this move aims to increase economic pressure on Japan, and the scope will affect major arms suppliers such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Aerospace, and Sumitomo Machinery.

Especially, the prohibition of semiconductor components, rare earth raw materials, and processed products will severely restrict Japan's arms production. Additionally, since the scope includes all Japanese military-related entities, it is not ruled out that actions may also be taken against companies from countries such as the United States that have military cooperation with Japan.

From this perspective, it is clear that China's military-related export control directly hits Japan's vital point.

Because among Japan's 1,406 import categories, over 50% come from China, and among the detailed 4,300 products, nearly 40% are highly dependent on China.

In other words, if China tightens its military-related export controls, it will directly affect more than 1,500 enterprises producing military products in Japan, affecting over 70,000 industrial jobs, causing more than half of Japan's military industry to go silent.

In addition to Japan, over 30 countries that have military cooperation with Japan will also face pressure from China's dual-use item restrictions. This not only exerts pressure on Japan but also puts pressure on Western countries, limiting Takahashi Sanae's actions.

Nevertheless, although China has begun to further pressure Takahashi Sanae through restricting military-related exports to Japan, the right-wing ambition of Japan to restore the country's normality is difficult to change.

Therefore, in addition to export countermeasures, we should also statistically analyze the degree of technological dependence on Japan, reduce unnecessary impacts, and strengthen military preparedness to prevent Japan's extreme right-wing forces from acting recklessly.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/7592175104319848987/

Statement: This article represents the personal views of the author.