China's Commerce Ministry on Monday sharply criticised the United States (US) for its latest measures to control semiconductor exports, accusing Washington of "saying one thing and doing another" in its approach to trade and using national security as an excuse to impose unilateral sanctions that distort global markets.
In a statement, a State Department spokesman condemned the US for "abusing export control measures" and expanding the concept of national security in a way that threatens the stability of global supply chains.
"The US is seriously hindering normal international trade relations and undermining market rules and the international economic order," the spokesman said, adding that 'China firmly opposes such actions'.
The comments came in response to an earlier US announcement of further controls on semiconductor exports to China. The new measures impose tighter restrictions on exports of semiconductor and chip manufacturing equipment to China, while adding 136 Chinese entities to Washington's export control list.
The US control measures further extend its jurisdiction to interference in trade between China and third countries, which China has described as "economic coercion" and "non-market behaviour".
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