The simmering tensions between Japan and China escalated further this week as China announced an export ban on “dual-use” goods that could be used for military purposes. To be sure, China will only stop selling those goods to Japan’s military which means that the ban is largely symbolic. But press reports suggest that China could also restrict rare earth exports which could be far more damaging.
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