(Alliance News) – China has filed a dispute with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over US restrictions on exports of computer chips, Beijing’s commerce ministry said in a statement late Monday, citing Washington’s threat to global supply chains. accused of being
In October, the United States announced new export controls aimed at limiting China’s ability to buy and manufacture high-end chips for military use. This complicates Beijing’s move to promote its own semiconductor industry and develop advanced military systems.
The move includes export restrictions on some chips used in supercomputing and stricter requirements for the sale of semiconductor equipment.
The U.S. Commerce Department said in October that it was intended to prevent “classified military technology” from being bought by China’s military, intelligence and security agencies.
But China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the United States “repeatedly uses national security as an excuse to interfere with the normal operation of international trade.”
“All countries must rise up and not neglect Washington’s unilateralism and protectionism,” foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a regular briefing.
“This has to do with the stability of the global trading system and, more importantly, international justice.”
China’s Ministry of Commerce said Monday that the United States is not only “obstructing normal international trade in products containing chips and threatening the stability of global industrial supply chains”, but also violating international trade rules and engaging in “protectionist practices.” was accused of being involved in
The WTO dispute is meant to protect China’s “legitimate rights and interests,” the ministry said in a statement, urging Washington to “abandon zero-sum thinking.”
The two superpowers have long been at odds over various issues such as technology, trade, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and human rights.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden pledged to mend their strained ties at a summit in Bali, Indonesia, last month.
Days before the latest chip control, the Pentagon has added 13 more Chinese companies to its military-related blacklist, including drone maker DJI and surveillance firm Zhejiang Dahua Technology.
Source: AFP
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