South Korea Japan's export control "Everything is invalid" WTO remarked July 7 6:44
At the WTO = World Trade Organization, a meeting was held in which member countries discussed Japan's trade policy, and the representative of South Korea said, "There is no justifiable reason for measures taken by Japan to tighten export controls on semiconductor raw materials for South Korea. "Everything is invalid," he said.
At the WTO, there is a forum for discussing trade policies of member countries, and from the 6th, discussions on Japan began in Geneva, Switzerland, where the headquarters are located, and representatives of more than 40 countries and regions spoke.
Among them, the representative of South Korea said that the Japanese government had suffered damages due to the trade relations between Japan and South Korea being shaken by the measures taken by the Japanese government to tighten export control of semiconductor raw materials for South Korea. Has no good reason and everything is invalid."
So far, Japan has permitted exports that have no problems in terms of security, arguing that it has no significant impact on the supply chain.
Although no decision will be made as a WTO in this discussion, South Korea, who has filed a suit with the WTO over Japan's measures, has reestablished a subcommittee that will serve as a court at the meeting on dispute resolution held on 29th of this month. If you ask, it will be decided to be heard.