Tech war: China slams Japan’s semiconductor technology export controls
- China’s commerce ministry calls Japan’s move an abuse of export control measures and a serious deviation from free trade rules
- Tokyo on Tuesday unveiled details of its updated list of regulated exports, which include 23 types of chip-making equipment
Beijing said it “firmly opposes” Japan’s latest chip-making equipment export restrictions, which have dealt a fresh blow to China’s semiconductor industry that is already grappling with growing US trade curbs amid an intensifying tech war.
Japan’s action respresents “an abuse” of export control measures and “a serious deviation” from free trade and international rules, an unnamed spokesman of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Tuesday.
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The ministry accused Tokyo of failing to respond to the opposition and concerns of industry players.
The action would “severely damage the interests of Chinese and Japanese companies and the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, disrupt the global semiconductor industry landscape, and impact supply chain security and stability”, it said.
It urged Japan to “correct the wrong practices”, adding that China reserved the right to defend its legitimate interests.