This April 6, 2018 photo shows the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) in Beijing, capital of China. (LI HE / XINHUA)
BEIJING – China on Tuesday firmly opposed the addition of 33 Chinese entities to the US export-control "unverified list," urging the United States to correct its wrongdoing and return to the right track of win-win cooperation.
Using export controls as a tool of political repression and economic bullying, the US has in recent years continually taken unilateral measures to suppress enterprises, institutions and individuals of other countries, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement responding to media queries.
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Such behaviors have led to difficulties and obstacles for normal economic and trade cooperation between Chinese and US enterprises, severely damaged international economic and trade orders and free-trade rules, and posed a serious threat to global industrial and supply chains, according to the spokesperson.
"This is not in the interests of China, nor those of the United States or the whole world," the spokesperson said.
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The spokesperson urged the US side to immediately correct its wrongdoing, return to the right track of win-win cooperation, and work with the international community to contribute more to the stability of global industrial and supply chains and the recovery of the world economy.