Japan says China’s dual-use export ban “unacceptable”, rare earths in the crosshairs

Japan says China’s dual-use export ban “unacceptable”, rare earths in the crosshairs

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Rocky Swift TOKYO, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Japan’s chief government spokesman said on Wednesday that China’s ban on dual-use goods exports to the country was “absolutely unacceptable and deeply regrettable”, as a diplomatic row between Asia’s top two economies escalated. Dual-use items are goods, software or technologies that have both civilian … Read more