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China restricted exports to 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to Japan's remilitarization, placing 20 on an export-control list barring dual-use goods and 20 on a watchlist requiring licenses and risk assessments; Japan condemned the move as unacceptable and vowed to respond, while Beijing said the measures are limited, legal, and only affect a small number of entities.
From Davos to Gaza, reconstruction is framed as humanitarian aid, but Israel’s blockade of cement and other materials turns rebuilding into political leverage; analysts warn the process could reshape Gaza’s demographics through delays and privatized profits, a strategy dubbed 'silent demographic engineering' with debris clearance years and full reconstruction potentially decades.
China has resumed construction on its fifth research facility in Antarctica, which could also be used for intelligence collection, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The new station's position on Inexpressible Island near the Ross Sea could enable China to collect signals intelligence from US-allied Australia and New Zealand and telemetry data on rockets launching from newly established space facilities in both countries. The 5,000-square-meter station is expected to include a scientific research and observation area, an energy facility, a main building, a logistics facility, and a wharf for China's Xuelong icebreakers.
Chinese companies, including one linked to the Communist Party, have been shipping assault rifles, drone parts, and body armor to Russia between June and December 2022, according to customs data obtained by Politico. It is unclear if the equipment is being sent to aid Russia's war effort in Ukraine, as it can be labeled as "dual-use." The US has warned that any nation found aiding Russia will face severe economic sanctions.