China calls Taiwan's tech blacklist 'despicable'
BEIJING: Beijing on Wednesday slammed Taiwan's inclusion of two major Chinese technology firms on an export blacklist, calling the move "despicable" and vowing to defend its interests.
China's Huawei and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) were among 601 entities from several countries added to a "strategic high-tech commodities entity list" by the Taiwanese government earlier this month.
Taiwan, a global semiconductor powerhouse, now requires companies to obtain government approval before exporting high-tech products to Huawei, SMIC, or any other blacklisted entity.
Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office, accused Taipei of trying to curry favour with the United States through "repeatedly resorting to sinister and evil tactics".
"These despicable actions are disgraceful," Zhu said when asked about the blacklist.
"We will take effective measures to resolutely maintain the normal order of cross-strait economic and trade exchanges and cooperation, and safeguard the interests and well-being of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait," she said in comments aired by state broadcaster CCTV.
Taiwan's decision comes amid tightening export restrictions on Chinese tech firms by the United States.
Washington has intensified efforts to curb exports of advanced chips to China, citing national security concerns over potential use in military and other strategic technologies.
The United States recently issued new guidelines warning that companies using Chinese-made high-tech AI chips, especially Huawei's Ascend line, may be in breach of US export controls.
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