China Threatens Retaliation Over U.S. Chip Export Control Bill
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced the Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware — known as the MATCH Act — along with several related export control measures earlier this month. The legislation is designed to impose tighter restrictions on equipment used to manufacture advanced chips.
A spokesperson for China's Commerce Ministry condemned what Beijing characterized as the "over-extension of the concept of national security and the abuse of export controls," warning the bills, if enacted, would gravely damage the global economic and trade order while severely destabilizing international semiconductor supply chains.
"China will closely monitor the legislative process, carefully assess the impact on Chinese interests, and take resolute and necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises," the spokesperson added.
The warning comes ahead of an anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in May — a meeting originally scheduled for late March but postponed following the outbreak of the Iran war.
Washington and Beijing, the world's two largest economies, remain deeply divided on a range of fronts, including trade policy and the status of Taiwan.
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