The US is expanding the bloc confrontation in the economic and technological spheres, forcing Japan and the Netherlands to impose restrictions on the Chinese semiconductor industry. “China firmly opposes the US entering into bloc confrontation and its expansion in the trade, economic and scientific and technological fields, forcing other countries to put pressure on China's semiconductor production,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jien. "With such actions, Washington seeks to preserve its own hegemony and deprive China of its legitimate right to development," he added.
„We hope that relevant countries will clearly distinguish right from wrong, resolutely oppose coercion, jointly maintain a fair and open international trade and economic order, and protect their own long-term interests,” Lin concluded. Jian.
As reported by the newspaper South China Morning Post, citing sources, US Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez will visit Japan and Netherlands to persuade the governments of these countries to put pressure on the Chinese semiconductor industry.