China Urges Japan To Halt Semiconductor Export Controls

China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao called the export restrictions a "wrongdoing" that "seriously violated" international economic and trade rules.

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The export restrictions, which were imposed by the U.S. in January, limits the sale of some chipmaking tools to China.

Japan, along with the Netherlands, agreed to match the restrictions, whereas China has condemned the export restrictions since they were imposed. Wang's current statement is the latest in a series of efforts to pressure Japan to lift them.

Japan has not commented whether it will lift the export restrictions, but it has stated that it is fulfilling its duty to contribute to international peace and stability.

The United States, Japan and other members of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced nations this month agreed to "de-risk" but not decouple from China, reducing their exposure to the world's second-largest economy in everything from chips to minerals.

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• China urges Japan to halt semiconductor export controls.

• The export restrictions were imposed by the United States in January.

• Japan has not said whether it will lift the export restrictions.

• The United States, Japan and other members of the G7 agreed to "de-risk" but not decouple from China.