Japan’s cabinet approved a plan to remove South Korea from a list of countries that enjoy minimum export controls, a move likely to escalate tensions fueled by a dispute over compensation for wartime forced labourers.<\/p>\n
The decision to drop South Korea from the “white list,”\u00a0 a step that has been protested fiercely by Seoul, comes a month after Japan tightened curbs on exports to South Korea of three hi-tech materials needed to make memory chips and display panels.<\/p>\n
The decision would take effect from Aug. 28, Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko told a briefing. He said the trade control was not a countermeasure and was done from the standpoint of Japan\u2019s national security.<\/p>\n
South Korea would be the first country to be removed from Japan’s white list, which currently has 27 countries including Germany, Britain and the United States.<\/p>\n
South Korean officials have warned they may reconsider an intelligence-sharing accord with Japan if the feud worsens.<\/p>\n
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday he hoped the two would find a solution by themselves, stressing cooperation on North Korea was “incredibly important”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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