The China Ministry of Commerce initiated an anti -discrimination investigation into the United States commercial policy in the field of chips, as well as other research on Dumping, one day before a new round of commercial conversations between Washington and Beijing in Spain.
The first investigation will examine whether Washington has discriminated against Chinese companies in their chips trade policies. The second would investigate the alleged import dumping of some American analog chips used on devices such as headphones, Wi-Fi routers and temperature sensors.
The Ministry pointed out in a statement that the United States had imposed a series of restrictions on China in the field of chips in recent years, including investigations on commercial discrimination and export controls.
Such “protectionist” practices are suspected of discriminating against China and intends to stop and suppress Chinese development From high -tech industries such as advanced computer chips and artificial intelligence, he added.
Conversations in Madrid
A delegation headed by the vice -first Chinese minister, He Lifeng, It will begin a new round of dialogue with the United States from September 14 to 17 in Madrid.
The Ministry of Commerce has reported that both parties will deal with economic and commercial matters such as US tariffs, The “abuse” of export controls and Tiktok. In a separate statement about Saturday’s conversations he questioned Washington’s policies.
“What is the intention of the United States by imposing sanctions on Chinese companies at this time?”Said the Ministry.
“China urges the United States to immediately correct their wrong practices and cease their unjustified repression of Chinese companies. China will take the necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies. “
On Friday, The United States added 32 entities, 23 of them in China, to a restricted trade list of the Department of Commerce. Among them were two Chinese companies accused of acquiring American chip manufacturing equipment for the main chips manufacturer in China, SMIC.
The next conversations between the United States and China will be the fourth important meeting in person this year, in which the two countries try to maintain a commercial truce that reduced the retaliation tariffs on both parties and restored the flow of Chinese land minerals to the United States.
After meetings in Geneva and London, the two parties agreed at the end of July in Stockholm to extend a tariff pause for another 90 days. President Donald Trump approved the extension on August 12 until November 10.
The application of short videos Tiktok, by bytedance, that faces a possible prohibition in the United States unless it becomes American property, It will be on the agenda of conversations in Spain.
Trump has extended until September 17 the deadline for Tiktok to detach himself from his US assets. American legislators have said that the data of American users of Tiktok could fall into the hands of China’s government.
“The Chinese government attaches great importance to the privacy and safety of the data and has never demanded or requires companies or individuals to collect or provide data located in foreign countries For the Chinese government, violating local laws, ‘said the official Chinese newspaper People’s Daily in an article. “
If the United States insists on undermining the legitimate interests of Chinese companies, Beijing will take the necessary measures to safeguard national interests and the rights of Chinese companies, the Chinese newspaper wrote.
