China places 20 Japanese entities on export control list for dual-use items

BEIJING — China added 20 Japanese entities on Monday to its export control list for dual-use items, preventing Chinese firms from selling to them without prior approval, citing Tokyo’s ambitions for “remilitarization.” The action, Beijing’s latest in a series of export curbs targeted at Tokyo, was aimed at limiting Japan’s “new type of militarism” as well as its nuclear ambitions, the Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement. Japan’s defense ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ties between China and Japan have been strained since late last year after sensitive Taiwan-related remarks by Japanese Prime Minister…