China opposes a reported US plan to block remote access to American computing power
Mao Ning said such measures disrupt global industrial and supply chains and serve no party's interests, and pointed to leaders' common understandings rather than saying a new bill would violate a trade agreement.
By Marcus Rodriguez ·
Why it matters: The proposal described to Mao would go beyond restrictions on physical chip exports, by trying to stop Chinese companies from remotely using US computing resources hosted overseas.
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Global Times reported that Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning was asked Friday about a possible US bill that would stop Chinese companies from remotely using American computing resources located outside the US.1 Mao said China opposes what it calls the abuse of export controls, saying such measures disrupt global supply chains and serve no one's interests.1
She was also asked whether Beijing sees the proposal as breaching the China-US trade agreement and how it would respond before next week's APEC leaders' meeting.1 Mao did not say whether it would breach the deal, instead urging both sides to carry out understandings reached by their leaders and keep trade ties stable.1 China Daily reported that she was voicing opposition to measures targeting China's access to advanced computing power.2
The comments come after Nvidia's ($NVDA) board accepted Jensen Huang's resignation as president, chief executive and a director on Nov. 11, effective immediately.3
CNA said US media quoted House Speaker Mike Johnson as saying, "The export controls on chips to China has been a big issue around here. I'm in favour of limiting those exports."4
A day earlier, Mao said the United States should stop fabricating “Chinese spy” narratives as a pretext for imposing technology restrictions, and that the two sides maintain close communication on heads-of-state interactions.5
Sources
- China opposes abuse of export controls amid reported new US chip restrictions: FM spokesperson, Global Times
- China opposes abuse of export controls on computing power, China Daily
- NVIDIA Corporation Form 8-K, NVIDIA (SEC)
- China warns against new export controls on US chips after Nvidia scandal, CNA
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on November 12, 2026, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
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