China's foreign ministry spokesperson on May 25 said China's export restrictions on dual-use items like critical minerals to Japan were intended to stop Japan's "remilitarization" and nuclear ambitions. Likewise, seven sources cited by the Financial Times said Chinese President Xi Jinping "became vocal and agitated" when discussing Japan with U.S. President Donald Trump during the latter's May 14-15 visit to Beijing, with Xi criticizing Japan's "remilitarization" in what the sources said was the most heated part of the summit.