China has restricted exports of rare earth magnets and other critical materials to dozens of leading Japanese companies in an escalation of a dispute with Tokyo.
中国已限制向数十家领先日本企业出口稀土磁体和其他关键材料，此举将加剧中日之间的争端。
China’s commerce ministry on Tuesday said it would freeze the flow of “dual-use” materials, which have applications to both civilian and military industries, to 20 Japanese companies. Another 20 groups are being added to a new “watch list”.
中国商务部周二表示，将冻结向20家日本企业出口两用物项（既可用于民用，也可用于军事工业的材料）。另有20家企业被列入新的“关注名单”。
The measures, which affect affiliates of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and vehicle makers Subaru and Hino Motors, were meant to “curb Japan’s ‘remilitarisation’ and nuclear ambitions”, a commerce spokesperson said.
这些措施影响三菱重工(MHI)的多家子公司以及斯巴鲁(Subaru)和日野汽车(Hino Motors)等汽车制造商。商务部发言人表示，上述措施的目的是制止日本“再军事化”和拥核企图。