China Tightens Dual-Use Exports to Japan Amid Taiwan Rift (Full Transcript)

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: China and Japan are at it again, this time over dual-use items. What are they? And what does this mean? On Tuesday, China announced that it would ban exports of dual-use items to Japan. These are goods, services, and technologies that can be used for both civilian and military purposes. That's a broad category, and Beijing hasn't said specifically what's included. But China's own dual-use catalog lists advanced electronics, drones, nuclear-related technology, and crucially, rare-earth elements. Rare-earths power our modern life, and Japan is heavily reliant on China for them, sourcing more than 60% of its rare-earth supply from China. China says these new restrictions were imposed in response to, quote, erroneous comments from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who said last November that Japan could become militarily involved if China invaded self-ruled Taiwan. Since her comments, tensions between the neighbors have soared. China has cut flights, issued travel warnings, and suspended Japanese seafood imports to pressure Tokyo to walk back the remarks. So far, Japan has refused, and calls China's latest measure, quote, absolutely unacceptable. But the message from Beijing is clear. In this standoff, China is reminding Japan who holds the leverage.