Tokyo defends export controls after Seoul takes case to WTO
2019-09-13 08:52:02 source：The Asahi Shimbun
September 12, 2019
Japan again emphasized that its tightened export controls do not violate international trade rules after South Korea filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Sept. 11.
“We want to firmly explain Japan’s position that (the tightened export controls) are consistent with WTO convention,” former trade minister Hiroshige Seko said at a news conference after an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Sept. 11.
According to an analysis by Japanese Foreign Ministry officials, Seoul filed the complaint with the WTO to win over public opinion in South Korea, making the measure a domestic issue.
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