As the Japanese government shows signs of pushing exclusion of whitelist, which is a preferential export examination, following the regulation on exports to Korea, criticism in the international society is increasing.

In the United States, which has taken a cautious stance on issues related to the past history of the two countries, it is argued that the industry and think tanks in particular are urged to withdraw from Japan due to adverse effects on the global economy.

The AEI, a conservative think tank that represents the interests of the US industry, said in a statement yesterday, "Back off from Japan and Korea: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are not Huawei. (Japan, back off on Korea: Samsung and Hynix are not Huawei ').

Claude Barfield, a USTR adviser, said in this article, "It is not that I would like to be part of the history of Korea and Japan, but that Japan has done a" dangerous and destructive mode of retaliation. " I would say, "he said.

In the meantime, Japan's export regulations are not only confusing the supply chain of the global electronics industry, but are also likely to result in China's dominance in the 5G mobile communications industry.

The situation is complicated by the difficulty of Samsung Electronics, which has emerged as the "gangster" of the 5G industry, while the United States has prevented Huawei from influencing countries and companies around the world.

He added, "After all, it is necessary to persuade Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to withdraw export regulations," he said, referring to the WTO discussions.

Prior to this, six American electronics industry organizations, including the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and the International Semiconductor Equipment Materials Association (SEMI), urged urgent resolution efforts through a letter to the trade authorities in both countries, (Non-transparent and unilateral) policy change. "

IHS Markets, a global consulting firm, recently criticized Japan's export regulations as another negative factor for Asian exporters, who are already suffering from the US-China trade war and sluggish global IT market demand.

"This incident can cause a 'contagion effect,'" said Rajiv Wisworth, chief economist. "We will also feel pain in the United States and China, which depend on imported parts from Korea."

In the meantime, if there is a disruption in the semiconductor production line in Korea, the price of memory semiconductors will surge, which will eventually affect servers, smart phones, PCs and household appliances, and consumers will have to pay an expensive price.

Western media, including the United States, are criticizing the Japanese government for imposing the export restrictions on it.

"If the situation deteriorates, it will not only undermine the economic relations between the two countries, but it will not only damage the economic relations between the two countries," said FP, Smartphone industry around the world is inevitable. "

In a recent editorial, "Abe Shinzo's Unpredictable Trade War Against South Korea," Bloomberg Communications recently called Japan's export regulations to be political retaliation and called for its withdrawal.

"The Japanese government is concerned that the Japanese and Japanese governments will have mutual assured destruction because the economies of both countries are closely linked," the Economist of the British Weekly said in a report published through the EIU think tank.

"Korea is an important export destination for Japan," said EIU. "Japanese companies that produce materials used for semiconductor production will also have difficulty finding new customers."