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China's countermeasures and tighter drone export controls: where should a company trading with both the US and China stand?

On August 5, 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce announced countermeasures against seven US entities and tightened export controls on drone-related dual-use items headed to the United States, on the same day. The countermeasures bind "organizations and individuals within China," which means Chinese subsidiaries of Japanese companies are directly covered. Here are the four different Chinese lists, where Japan already stands, and how to position a business that trades with both sides.

2026-08-21Ryuta Hamamoto

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Three years of rare metal controls: why gallium cannot be sourced away from China, and where the alternatives actually stand

Three years on from China's gallium and germanium export controls, prices keep climbing and rare earth magnet shipments to Japan fell to 111 tonnes in July. Dependence has barely shifted, and the reason is structural: gallium is not mined on its own, it is a byproduct. Working from USGS primary statistics, here is the shape of the dependence, where alternative supply actually stands, and what a company can realistically do.

2026-08-21Ryuta Hamamoto

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Reading the Detentions in China: The Gap Is the Other Country's Export Controls

Several Japanese nationals have been reported detained in China, in connection with suspicion relating to export controls on dual-use items including rare earths. Starting from the premise that detention is not a finding of guilt, this sets out the gap most companies have — watching their own country's export controls but not the counterparty country's — and what to decide in advance.

2026-08-12Ryuta Hamamoto

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A Royal Navy Sea Drone Was Calling China: Before You Say "Backdoor"

Cameras on the K3 Scout, an uncrewed vessel operated by the Royal Navy, were found communicating with an IP address in China. The MoD says the traffic was heartbeat signals only and that no sensitive data was transferred. Here is what the story actually is, what a heartbeat is, and why the same thing happens with no malice involved at all.

2026-08-12Ryuta Hamamoto

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Business Travel to China from 15 September: The Exit Ban Is Not About You

China's State Council Order No. 841 takes effect on 15 September 2026. It reads as though business travellers might be stopped from leaving, but the exit restriction applies to Chinese citizens. What actually reaches foreign travellers is Article 5, where a visa application can turn into a one-to-five year entry ban. Here is how to read the provisions apart.

2026-08-09Ryuta Hamamoto

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China Will Restrict Exit for Technology Cases from September 15: State Council Order No. 841

From 15 September 2026, China may bar its own citizens from leaving the country when they have violated export control or technology import-export rules and may endanger national industrial or technological security. I read State Council Order No. 841 against the US deemed export rule and Japan's specified categories, and set out what it means for companies.

2026-08-09Ryuta Hamamoto

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Reading the Zhangjiakou Foreign-Personnel Platform Story on the Facts Alone

A practical guide to Reading the Zhangjiakou Foreign-Personnel Platform Story on the Facts Alone. Topics include China, Economic Security, Data Protection.

2026-08-08Ryuta Hamamoto

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Japan's Expert Panel Takes Up Economic Security: Reading the Case for Reducing Dependence

On 4 August 2026, the expert panel advising Japan's revision of its three security documents took up economic security. The paper the Cabinet Secretariat put before it shows the accumulation of facts behind the conclusion that Japan should reduce dependence on any single country. I go through the four directions the government set out and what a company can check today.

2026-08-08Ryuta Hamamoto

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China's Counter-Espionage Law and National Intelligence Law: Risks for Japanese Companies and Practical Measures for Data Removal from China

How do China's Counter-Espionage Law (revised and effective July 1, 2023) and National Intelligence Law create risk for Japanese companies?

2026-07-19Ryuta Hamamoto

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What Are China's "Four Military Certifications" (军工四证)? A 2026 Guide to Reading the Military Supply Chain — and Screening Chinese Counterparties in Practice

What Are China's "Four Military Certifications" (军工四证)? A 2026 Guide to Reading the Military Supply Chain — and Screening Chinese Counterparties in Practice.

2026-07-07Ryuta Hamamoto

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China, Taiwan, and Japan Semiconductor Exports 2026 — Why Demand for China Keeps Rising Despite Tighter Rules, and How to Run Export Controls

In 2025 Japan's IC exports rose 6.1% year on year, and Taiwan's top export destination shifted to the United States for the first time in 26 years.

2026-06-29Ryuta Hamamoto

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The Arcadia Mayor Was Publishing What "the Foreign Ministry Wants to Send" — U.S. Crackdowns on Chinese Influence Operations and the Same Pattern the Philippines Already Saw

In May 2026, the mayor of Arcadia, California was federally charged as an illegal agent of China and resigned.

2026-05-14Ryuta Hamamoto