Japan's National Police Chief Urges Caution Over High-Tech Exports to China
The AP reports that Japan's National Police Chief today advised Japan's high-tech manufacturers to be more cautious in exporting their goods to China, saying the technology could be diverted to military uses. The article quotes Mr. Iwao Urama as saying that Japase companies "should take national interest into account" when shipping machinery to China and follow Japan's export regulations, which bans the export of certain controlled products and technology without a license from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.