China Tightens Dual-Use Export Controls on European Defense Suppliers

China has added 14 EU entities, including German defence manufacturer Rheinmetall and Polish photonics firm Vigo Photonics, to its dual-use export control list, barring them from receiving Chinese goods and technologies used in defence systems. The move marks an expansion of China's export restrictions beyond traditional targets in the US and Japan.

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