China, Japan Talk Export Controls

Chinese and Japanese officials this week held the second meeting of the China-Japan Export Control Dialogue Mechanism, where they discussed “issues of concern in the field of export control,” according to unofficial translations from China’s Commerce Ministry and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Officials at the Shanghai meeting also held a question-and-answer session with Japanese and Chinese companies. The two nations “agreed to continue to maintain close communication, deepen the understanding of each other's export control systems, improve the transparency of export control measures, and ensure that normal trade is not hindered,” China said.