China raises ‘serious concerns’ over US restrictions on chip-making machines, supply chain investigation
- Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao spoke to US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo by phone on Thursday
- Wang expressed China’s concerns over US sanctions that ‘suppress’ Chinese companies, particularly the restrictions on third-party exports of lithography machines
China raised “serious concerns” over US restrictions on chip-making lithography machines, as well as Washington’s investigation into American semiconductor supply chains, during a phone call between commerce minister Wang Wentao and his US counterpart on Thursday.
But the two countries remain at odds over a range of different issues, including China’s access to advanced technologies, the South China Sea and other security issues.
Wang told US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo during the call that the meeting between Xi and Biden in California at the end of last year had set a “clear direction” for the development of economic and trade relations, according to a statement from China’s Ministry of Commerce.
Wang added that both sides should “play an active role in communication and exchange mechanisms” to “create good conditions for enterprise cooperation”.
Wang focused on expressing “serious concerns” over US sanctions that “suppress” Chinese companies, particularly the restrictions on third-party exports of lithography machines.
