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China spells out concern over Japan’s semiconductor controls, asks for fair and predictable business environment
- Amid mistrust between the neighbours, Beijing and Tokyo discuss supply chains, investment and potential green tech cooperation
- Japan and the Netherlands agreed to comply with export restrictions against China’s chip sector announced by the US government in October
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Jane Caiin Beijing
Beijing is highly concerned about Tokyo’s moves to control semiconductor exports, China’s commerce ministry said during an economic partnership consultation with Japan on Wednesday.
Assistant commerce minister Li Fei said China hoped Japan could abide by international rules, provide enterprises with a “fair, non-discriminatory and predictable” business environment and safeguard bilateral economic and trade cooperation, according to a ministry statement.
Li was speaking to officials from Japan’s foreign ministry led by senior deputy minister Keiichi Ono at a video conference on Wednesday.
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The two sides discussed the macroeconomic situation, industry supply chains, trade and investment and possible cooperation in the green technology and healthcare sectors.
They also “exchanged views” to prepare for a high-level economic dialogue between the two countries.
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The last such dialogue took place in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic. Mistrust between the neighbouring nations has disrupted talks in recent years amid Beijing’s strong presence in the East China Sea and the South China Sea and growing concern in Tokyo that Beijing will resort to force to take control of Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing has vowed to bring under mainland control.
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