China Vows to Respond to Japan’s Chips Export Controls (1)

April 3, 2025, 8:55 AM UTC

China strongly opposes Japan’s export controls on more than ten semiconductor-related items announced Thursday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce.

  • China urges Japan to correct its wrongdoing
  • China vows to take necessary measures to safeguard its interests
  • China says Japan’s move will seriously disrupt normal commercial exchanges between enterprises from the two countries
  • Japan’s Economy Ministry said it’s expanding its list of restricted items to include certain types of chip testing equipment, photomasks, annealing machines and tools to lower error rates on lithography machines
    • New controls to come into effect on May 28

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