China adds 20 Japanese entities to export blacklist: Commerce ministry

China's commerce ministry has added twenty Japanese entities to its export blacklist. Among them are the National Institute for Defense Studies and Mitsubishi Electric Defense and Space Technologies Corporation, according to Channel NewsAsia. The blacklist targets defense-focused organizations and effectively blocks them from purchasing certain Chinese goods. The move deepens existing trade tensions between the two nations as Beijing tightens controls over technology and defense-related exports.

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