TOKYO -- Advanced machine tools made by Japanese manufacturers were found at a Chinese research facility that is responsible for developing nuclear weapons.
Machine tools are subject to export controls because they could be used to manufacture weapons of mass destruction. However, an investigation by Nikkei revealed that products from Japan and Germany were being delivered to the nuclear weapons development organization through biddings inside China.
How should companies deal with this issue and the vast market of China as Western governments increasingly encircle China for economic security?
Over the past year, Nikkei analyzed more than 900 public tenders while exploring China's supply chain to find procurements supporting its nuclear weapons development, and we published the results in our report "Western machine tools evade sanctions to fuel China's nuclear program." Here is a follow-up investigative documentary film that summarizes the report.
