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Japan Protests as China Slaps New Measures Against Its Exports of a Key Chipmaking Material – WTOP News
China says the provisional measure requires deposits of up to 99.2% as it investigates Japanese exports of the chipmaking chemical.
- Starting Tuesday, China mandated that companies importing DCS from Japan provide cash deposits to customs at rates up to 99.2%, citing anti-dumping violations and harm to domestic industry.
- Bilateral relations have been strained since last year when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Japan's military could intervene if China used force on Taiwan, prompting Beijing to launch an anti-dumping probe.
- DCS is used to apply silicon layers in semiconductor logic and memory chips, with Japan as the leading producer of ultrapure DCS; the measure targets exporters including Shin-Etsu Chemical and Denal Silane.
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara protested the controls on Tuesday, stating Tokyo would "respond appropriately" to avoid unfair harm to Japanese companies while Japan studies the potential impact.
- Beijing describes the DCS measure as provisional while its investigation continues, and China has also imposed export controls on Japanese firms for dual-use items that could serve military purposes.
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The spokesman of the executive, Minoru Kihara, said, at a press conference, that Japan will strictly monitor the situation and evaluate the repercussions in detail, in collaboration with the Japanese companies affected, to respond adequately and prevent their commercial activities from having an unjustified impact.
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right3Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Left
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- 44% of the sources lean Left
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L 44%
C 37%
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