U.S. media quoted news on December 15 that the U.S. may further impose sanctions on Chinese chip manufacturer SMIC.
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on the same day that China expressed serious concerns about relevant reports and said that economic globalization is an objective reality and historical trend. China always believes that scientific and technological achievements should help all mankind, and should not become a restriction or containment for the development of other countries. means.
Zhao Lijian stated at a regular press conference on the 15th that individual politicians in the United States have generalized the concept of national security, politicized, instrumentalized, and ideologically technological and economic and trade issues. They violated the principles of market economy and fair competition and would only threaten and harm the world. The security of the industrial chain and supply chain, and the destruction of international trade rules are typical political manipulations that harm others and disadvantage oneself.
Zhao Lijian said that China urges some people in the United States to abandon the Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice, stop abusing state power to unreasonably suppress China's specific fields and enterprises, and stop behaviors that violate market economic principles and international trade rules.
He pointed out that China will, as always, resolutely defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.
"Bloomberg": The US government considers stricter sanctions on SMIC to restrict the mainland's access to technology. The US Department of Commerce puts more than 60 Chinese companies on the trade blacklist, including DJI and SMIC. US Secretary of Commerce: SMIC and more than 70 Reuters: US Department of Commerce intends to blacklist companies such as SMIC
Bloomberg News quoted people familiar with the matter on the 15th as saying that the National Security Council of the United States may meet on the 16th to discuss plans to impose tougher sanctions on SMIC.