Restricting dual-use items can be said to hit the core issue, and the affected parties are not just Japan.
Tokyo Television analyzed the impact on Japan after the restriction of dual-use items, and now they have expressed protest, stating that it does not conform to international practices. You see, at this point, they start talking about international practices, but is not interfering in other countries' internal affairs considered an international practice?
The restriction of dual-use items has a significant impact on Japan. Many elements on the periodic table of chemistry have been restricted. First of all, the automotive industry, which relies heavily on Chinese raw materials, will suffer serious consequences.
Next is rare earths. Japanese economists have said that if China restricts rare earths to Japan, Japan's annual economic loss would reach 200 billion US dollars. What kind of concept is that? The influence of rare earths is not only limited to radars, but also includes Japan's automotive industry. Didn't Japan's automotive industry suffer heavy losses last year?
Then there is the shipbuilding in the United States. Shipbuilding requires special steel, and Japan undertakes a large number of shipbuilding orders for the United States. Now many raw materials have been banned, and Japan can certainly produce them itself, but the costs will inevitably rise, right?
Also, many aircraft parts in the United States are produced in Japan, and when Japan produces them, the raw materials are purchased from China. Many of these parts are not for civilian use, so the supply of aircraft parts in the United States will also be affected.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1853646389731655/
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