On October 9, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued Announcements No. 61 and No. 62 for 2025, introducing export control measures on certain overseas-related rare earth items and rare earth-related technologies.
Notably, the attachments to these announcements were provided in Kingsoft WPS Office format, while previous announcements typically used internationally standard formats such as Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF.
The choice of format quickly drew attention online, with some commentators suggesting, “This signals a move toward full decoupling (between China and the Western world).”
Source: Epoch Times, October 13, 2025
https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/25/10/12/n14614787.htm