China has called on the United States to immediately reverse what it described as protectionist and unilateral bullying actions, and to stop the suppression of Chinese technology companies and the artificial intelligence industry.

A spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry made the remarks on Friday in response to recent U.S. regulatory actions.

According to reports, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security recently issued a statement declaring the use of Huawei’s Ascend chips a violation of U.S. export controls.

It also warned of potential risks associated with allowing U.S.-developed AI chips to train Chinese AI models.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian condemned the move, saying the U.S. was overstretching the concept of national security and abusing export controls and long-arm jurisdiction to unjustly target China’s chip and AI industries.

“These actions seriously violate market principles, disrupt global supply chains, and infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises,” Mr Lin said. “China firmly opposes this and will never accept it.”

He warned that Beijing would take resolute measures to defend its development rights and protect its companies.

(Xinhua/NAN)