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Japan assesses impact of China’s antidumping tariffs on key chip chemical

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Japan is assessing the impact of provisional Chinese tariffs of up to 99.2% on Japanese dichlorosilane imports, a chemical used in semiconductor production.
  • China said Japanese companies had engaged in dumping that harmed its economy, citing a 31% cumulative decline in prices between 2022 and 2024 as import volumes generally increased.
  • Tokyo called Japan-specific export restrictions discriminatory, lodged a firm protest and said it would coordinate with affected companies and G7 partners.

Japan is assessing the impact of Chinese antidumping tariffs reaching as high as 99.2% on dichlorosilane, a chemical used to manufacture semiconductors, as tensions between Tokyo and Beijing continue to intensify.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Japan would conduct rigorous monitoring and examine the consequences in detail with affected Japanese companies. The government wants to respond appropriately and prevent their commercial activities from suffering an unjustified impact, he said.

The response came a day after China’s Ministry of Commerce announced provisional tariffs on imports of the chemical from Japan. The ministry concluded that Japanese companies had engaged in dumping practices that negatively affected China’s economy. In a preliminary ruling issued earlier this year, it said imports from Japan generally increased between 2022 and 2024 while prices fell by a cumulative 31%.

We will conduct rigorous monitoring and assess the repercussions in detail, in cooperation with the affected Japanese companies, in order to respond appropriately and prevent their commercial activities from suffering an unjustified impact.

· Minoru Kihara, Chief Cabinet Secretary of JapanKihara described Tokyo’s planned assessment of the Chinese tariffs and its effort to protect affected Japanese companies.

Dichlorosilane is a gas used in thin-film deposition processes for integrated circuits. That makes it a strategic input for the semiconductor supply chain, a sector Beijing considers a priority in its industrial policy.

Asked about China’s economic pressure through export restrictions on dual-use goods, Kihara said controls directed exclusively at Japan were discriminatory. Japan had lodged a firm protest and demanded that China withdraw the measure. Tokyo will also strengthen cooperation with like-minded countries, beginning with the G7, while working with Japanese companies on a response to China’s export restrictions.

The latest dispute comes as relations between Beijing and Tokyo face strong tensions following comments by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi late last year. She said a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan could threaten Japan’s survival and justify intervention by Japan’s Self-Defense Forces.

Controls directed exclusively against Japan are discriminatory.

· Minoru Kihara, Chief Cabinet Secretary of JapanKihara criticized China’s export restrictions on dual-use goods and said Japan had lodged a firm protest.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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