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A high-ranking Chinese official informed US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo of his country’s rejection of US measures aimed at limiting China’s ability to obtain advanced chip manufacturing technology, stressing that it is one of the points of contention in relations between the two countries, according to a report by the German News Agency.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said – in a statement – that Minister Wang Wentao expressed “deep concern” about the US measures during a call with his American counterpart regarding Washington’s pressure on the Dutch company ASML Holding to stop delivering some electronic chip manufacturing equipment to China.
The report – quoted by Bloomberg News – indicated that the US Department of Commerce is responsible for enforcing the restrictions imposed by the United States on exports to any country.
ASML Holding had previously canceled the deal to sell some of its equipment to China in response to a request from the administration of US President Joe Biden, a few weeks before the decision to ban the export of advanced electronic chip manufacturing equipment to China came into effect.
The Dutch company had previously obtained a license to sell 3 of the latest electronic chip manufacturing machines to Chinese companies before the Dutch government’s decision to ban the export of this equipment to China came into effect this January.
Wang highlighted Chinese concerns regarding the US restrictions on third-party exports of lithography machines to China, the investigation into advanced chip supply chains, along with the US imposing sanctions on Chinese companies and cracking down on such companies.
The two sides also discussed the limits of national security in the economic and trade fields between China and the United States.
US officials are considering imposing duties on low-priced Chinese chips, according to Bloomberg.
Last August, US President Joe Biden signed an executive order banning some new American investments in China in sensitive technologies such as computer chips, and requiring the government to be notified in the event of investment in other technological sectors, while Beijing accused Washington of using technology and trade issues as a weapon against it.
