China on Friday cautioned the United States against introducing further semiconductor export restrictions following the controversy involving AI chipmaker Nvidia and its former CEO, Jensen Huang.
As U.S. lawmakers call for tighter restrictions on chipmaking equipment exports to Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that Beijing has consistently opposed what it considers the misuse of export-control measures. She argued that such restrictions undermine the stability of global industrial supply chains and do not benefit any side.
“China and the United States should work together to implement the important consensus reached by their respective heads of state and maintain the stable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations,” Mao said.
According to CBS News, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is facing scrutiny over whether his ties to Chinese companies and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang contributed to inadequate federal oversight of billions of dollars in Nvidia AI chip sales. Meanwhile, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said there is growing support within Congress for tightening restrictions on semiconductor exports to China.
Beijing has repeatedly criticized the restrictions, describing the measures as a “pretext for imposing a technological blockade” aimed at limiting China’s progress in artificial intelligence. Reuters reported that Chinese artificial intelligence companies are seeking to secure access to Nvidia chips hosted at data centers outside China as concerns grow that Washington could impose additional restrictions on such arrangements.
The controversy comes ahead of an anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shenzhen, southern China, on the sidelines of the APEC gathering.
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