A Chinese flag flutters at the Chinese Ministry of Commerce building in Beijing, China June 4, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo

BEIJING (Reuters) -Japan harmed the interests of Chinese and Japanese firms by adding some Chinese entities to its export control list, Beijing's commerce ministry said in a statement on Monday.

China urges the Japanese side to immediately cease the "wrongful practice" of putting Chinese enterprises on its "End User List", the ministry said.

China welcomes the removal of two Chinese firms from the list, the statement also said, adding that Beijing is willing to strengthen communication with Japan to promote the removal of more Chinese companies from the list.

(Reporting by Beijing NewsroomEditing by Ros Russell)