The Chinese ambassador to the U.S., Xie Feng, stated that China does not desire a trade war with the United States. However, he emphasized that China will retaliate against any further U.S. restrictions on technology and trade.

Ambassador Xie criticized the Biden administration’s imposition of curbs on the sale of microchips and chipmaking equipment to China, which Beijing sees as an attempt to “contain” China’s growth.

Xie expressed that China is not afraid of competition, but he believes that the U.S. definition of competition is unfair, the Associated Press reported.

He mentioned measures taken to restrict U.S. technology sales to Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei over security concerns as an example, which he perceives as an effort by the U.S. to keep China at bay.

In response to the U.S. restrictions on microchips, China recently imposed export curbs on two critical metals used in computer chips and solar cells, widely viewed as retaliatory actions.

Additionally, earlier this year, Beijing restricted sales of products from Micron Inc., the largest U.S. producer of memory chips.

These actions reflect China’s determination to respond to what it perceives as unfair limitations on its technological and trade activities by the United States.

Written by staff