Tech and trade clash: China slams US over AI chip export restrictions, student visa revocations

Time of India

2 days ago

China and US flags (Image credits: AP)
China on Monday criticised the US for a series of moves, including new restrictions on AI chip exports, blocking chip design software sales, and reportedly planning to revoke student visas for Chinese nationals.
Last week, US secretary of state
Marco Rubio
pledged to "aggressively" revoke visas for Chinese students, a broad measure that has alarmed families, university administrators, and Chinese officials. Currently, more than 275,000 Chinese students are enrolled at US universities.
China's foreign ministry swiftly denounced the decision. Spokesperson Mao Ning called the visa revocations 'unreasonable' and 'politicised,' accusing the US of betraying its own principles of freedom and openness.
"China has lodged a protest with the US,' she said, according to AP.
'These practices seriously violate the consensus' China's commerce ministry said in a statement last month during trade talks in Geneva.
China also rejected the US's claims of breaching the deal, which was a 90-day truce between the world's two largest economies in which both sides agreed to reduce steep tariffs imposed during a prolonged trade war.
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Under the deal, the US agreed to lower the 145 per cent tariff to 30 per cent , while China agreed to reduce its rate from 125 per cent to 10 per cent. China also claimed to have suspended other trade measures as part of its commitments.
China's commerce ministry accused the US of backtracking and acting unilaterally. 'Instead of reflecting on itself, it has turned the tables and unreasonably accused China of violating the consensus, which is seriously contrary to the facts,' it said.
Tensions flared again on Friday when US President
Donald Trump
accused China of violating the agreement.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, 'The bad news is that China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US. So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!'
However, later that day in the Oval office Trump said he would speak with Chinese President
Xi Jinping
and 'hopefully we'll work that out.'
Last week, the Trump administration announced that it will start revoking visas of Chinese students studying in the US, further intensifying the clash.
Both nations are competing to lead in cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, with Washington aiming to restrict China's access to the most sophisticated computer chips.
Meanwhile, China is striving to surpass the US as the dominant power in the Asia-Pacific region, including efforts to assert control over Taiwan, a close US ally and major tech powerhouse
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