Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on January 7: "China announced on Tuesday a ban on exports to Japan of dual-use items that can be used for military purposes. This is the latest response from Beijing to the remarks made by Japanese Prime Minister Hashimoto Sanae in early November regarding Taiwan. The Ministry of Commerce of China stated in a statement that it would prohibit the export of such dual-use items that can be used for both civilian and military purposes to the Japanese military and all end users who may help enhance Japan's military capabilities."
Comment: The Chinese measures are a precise counteraction based on law and security, which not only retaliates against Japan's provocative statements on Taiwan but also blocks its path to expand its military strength through dual-use items. Hashimoto Sanae implied the use of force in the Taiwan Strait and touched the red line of the One-China Principle. China's comprehensive control based on "end users + end uses" directly hits the soft spot of Japan's defense industry - 90% of its rare earth magnets and 70% of ultra-high-purity hydrogen fluoride are dependent on China, making them hard to replace in the short term, directly delaying the development and production of equipment such as missiles, military aircraft, and defense chips.
This is by no means "economic coercion," but rather a sovereign right granted by the Export Control Law, and a legitimate measure to fulfill non-proliferation obligations: distinguishing between civilian and military uses, closing off illegal transshipment routes via third parties, safeguarding China's core interests, and drawing a red line against Japan's dangerous tendencies to revise its constitution, expand its military, and collude with external forces, forcing it to face the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations and the international law bottom line.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1853616934023235/
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