China Imposes Countermeasures on Five U.S. Subsidiaries of South Korea’s Hanwha 中国、韓国ハンファの米会社5社に対抗措置

Seen as “301 Investigation Cooperation”; A Distant Fire for Japan or an Immediate Threat?

「301条調査協力」認定、日本にとって「対岸の火事」か「今そこにある危機か」

On 14 October, the Chinese government imposed countermeasures on five U.S.-related subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilding major Hanwha Ocean (formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering), based on the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law.

Key Points of This Article

→ The countermeasures took effect immediately, and companies and individuals within China have been completely prohibited from engaging in transactions or cooperation with the five entities.

→ As U.S.-China tensions enter a new phase in which third-country companies become targets, views remain divided among stakeholders in Japan’s shipping and shipbuilding sectors as to whether this is merely a distant fire or an imminent threat.

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.” (The remainder is available in a full text written in English and Japanese.)

中国、韓国ハンファの米国子会社5社に対抗措置　「301条調査協力」認定、日本にとって「対岸の火事」か「今そこにある危機か」

　中国政府は10月14日、韓国の大手造船企業ハンファ・オーシャン（旧大宇造船海洋）の米国関連子会社5社に対し、「対外国制裁法」に基づく対抗措置を発動した。

この記事のポイント

→対抗措置は即日発効し、中国国内の企業・個人は当該5社との取引・協力を全面的に禁じられた。

→米中対立が第三国企業を標的にする新局面を迎え、日本の海運・造船業界にとって「対岸の火事」か、または「今そこにある危機」なのか、関係者の間でも意見が別れている状況だ。

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください）