Tesla’s plans for a major new factory in Mexico may be pushed back to 2026 or 2027. A Chinese supplier revealed that they and several other Chinese companies may delay their operations near the future Tesla factory due to the automaker’s slower-than-expected timeline.

China has added twenty Japanese entities to its export control list for dual-use items, preventing Chinese firms from selling to them without prior approval and citing Tokyo’s ambitions for remilitarization, the latest escalation in the export curbs that Beijing has targeted at Japan since the diplomatic breakdown over Taiwan.

The action, aimed at limiting Japan’s new type of militarism and its nuclear ambitions, illustrates the continuing deterioration of the Sino-Japanese relationship and the use of the export controls as an instrument of the strategic and diplomatic confrontation between the two powers.

President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on imported vehicles has triggered a wave of retaliatory threats from key U.S. allies and deepened global economic tensions. The tariffs, set to take effect on April 3, follow Trump’s plan to also introduce reciprocal tariffs on countries he accuses of unfair trade practices. With $474 billion in automotive imports last year — including $220 billion in passenger cars — the new measures will hit major U.S. suppliers like Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and Germany especially hard.

European leaders swiftly condemned the move. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described the tariffs as damaging to both businesses and consumers, while Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called it a “direct attack” and pledged potential retaliatory measures. Germany’s Economy Minister Robert Habeck urged the EU to adopt a firm response, stating that Europe must not take the tariffs “lying down.”