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China tightens dual-use export controls on Japan, escalating Taiwan-linked standoff

By MLex Staff ( January 7, 2026, 05:02 GMT | Insight) -- China has tightened export controls on dual-use items to Japan, marking a further escalation in bilateral tensions rooted in disputes over Taiwan and raising compliance risks across regional supply chains. In its first regulatory notice of the year, China’s export regulator said shipments of all dual-use items to Japanese military users, military purposes and any other end uses that could bolster Japan’s military capabilities are banned with immediate effect. China has tightened export controls on dual-use items to Japan, marking a further escalation in bilateral tensions rooted in disputes over Taiwan and raising compliance risks across regional supply chains....

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