BEIJING, China -Beijing on Thursday stated a brand new US coverage to limit funding in Chinese language expertise “severely disrupts the safety of worldwide industrial and provide chains”.
An unnamed Ministry of Commerce spokesperson stated President Joe Biden’s govt order “severely deviates from the market economic system and truthful competitors rules the US has at all times promoted, and impacts corporations’ regular operation choices, damages the worldwide commerce order, and severely disrupts the safety of worldwide industrial and provide chains”.
“China expresses severe concern about this and reserves the suitable to take measures,” the spokesperson stated in a press release revealed by the ministry, with out mentioning particular countermeasures.
Biden’s govt order directs the Treasury Division to limit sure US investments in China in delicate high-tech sectors together with semiconductors, quantum computing and synthetic intelligence.
READ: Biden points govt order limiting US investments in Chinese language expertise
The restrictions, that are anticipated to take impact subsequent 12 months, come as Biden’s administration appears to be like to bolster its place vis-a-vis China on a mess of fronts: navy, financial and technological.
China hopes the US will “keep away from artificially obstructing international financial and commerce exchanges and cooperation, and keep away from organising obstacles for the restoration of the world economic system”, the Chinese language commerce ministry spokesperson stated Thursday.
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