U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting during Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Week in Woodside, California, November 15, 2023.
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China said on Sunday it “firmly opposes” the US decision to add several Chinese companies to an export control list aimed at further restricting Russia’s access to advanced US technologies needed for weapons.
A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce called the move “a typical act of unilateral sanctions and long-term jurisdiction” in a statement published by state media Xinhua News Agency.
The spokesperson also said the law “undermines the order and rules of international trade” and affects “the safety and stability of global industrial and supply chains.” The spokesperson said the Chinese government will take action to protect the rights and interests of Chinese companies.
The United States announced Friday that it would tighten export controls to “further restrict the supply of U.S.-origin and ‘U.S.-branded’ goods to Russia and Belarus due to the Kremlin’s illegal war against Ukraine.”
A total of 123 entities were added to the list, of which 42 were in China, 63 in Russia, and 14 in Turkiye, Iran, and Cyprus.
Companies on the Entity List are subject to export restrictions and licensing requirements for certain technologies and products.
“We will continue our multilateral approach, attacking this problem from all sides and doing everything we can to prevent Russia from accessing the advanced American technology it needs for its weapons,” said Alan Estevez, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. We will use whatever means necessary.” statement.
The US also targeted diversion through shell companies by adding four “high diversion risk addresses” in Hong Kong and Turkiye to the Entity List. Parties using these addresses to conduct transactions require a license.
In February, the Biden administration imposed trade restrictions on 93 entities in Russia, China, Turkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, India and South Korea for allegedly supporting Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.
In April, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative launched an investigation into China’s maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries, alleging that China uses “unfair and anti-market policies and practices” to dominate these sectors. .
