China adds Japanese entities to export control list, turning up heat on Tokyo

China has added 20 Japanese entities to its export control list – including several subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries – and 20 more to a watch list for the export of dual-use goods, Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday. Effective immediately, Chinese exporters are banned from shipping goods with both military and civilian applications to the firms and institutions on the export control list, while all foreign exporters are also prohibited from shipping the same produc...

By Ji Siqi