China has listed certain Japanese entities for export controls, though the measures cover only dual-use items and will not affect normal trade, said a commerce ministry spokeswoman on Thursday in Beijing.
China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday added 20 Japanese entities, including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Co., to its export control list to safeguard national security and interests and fulfill international obligations such as non-proliferation.
On the same day, the ministry placed 20 Japanese entities, including SUBARU Corporation, on a watch list, as their end-users and end-uses of dual-use items cannot be verified.
Responding to a question on export controls at a regular press briefing, commerce ministry spokeswoman He Yongqian emphasized that Japanese firms complying with the law need not worry.
"China's lawful listing actions target only a minority of Japanese entities, and the relevant measures apply solely to dual-use items. They will not affect normal China-Japan trade and economic exchanges. Japanese entities that act in good faith and comply with the law have absolutely no cause for concern," she said.
China's export controls on certain Japanese entities will not affect normal trade: spokeswoman
China's courts concluded over 159,000 first-instance cases of telecom and online fraud from 2021 to 2025, sentencing more than 338,000 defendants, according to the Supreme People's Court (SPC).
At a press conference held on Thursday, the SPC announced that future crackdowns will focus on key targets, including the chief organizers and core members of criminal gangs, financial backers of telecom fraud operations, human traffickers who orchestrate illegal border crossings, and gangs that provide armed protection for cross-border telecom fraud.
Also in the crosshairs are violent crimes committed during fraud schemes, including intentional homicide, intentional injury, and kidnapping, as well as related offenses like money laundering conducted through underground banks or virtual currencies, according to the SPC.
"We will implement a criminal policy that balances punishment with leniency so as to fracture members of criminal gangs. For low-level personnel of criminal groups who play minor roles, those who are coerced or deceived into law offending, and individuals who voluntarily surrender and return illicit gains, pay compensation, or assist in fugitive apprehension and asset recovery, lenient treatment will be applied in accordance with the law. This approach is designed to fracture and take targeted action against criminal gangs, and achieve the goals of education and redemption," said Wang Bin, head of the Third Criminal Division of the SPC.
Chinese courts conclude 159,000 telecom fraud cases in 5 years
