China Says US Export Controls, Investment Rules Seek to Suppress China

The U.S. touched on export controls in talks between National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, readouts from both countries said, with the Chinese summary of two days of talks going into more detail about China's views on the issue.

"Wang Yi pointed out that the security of all countries must be common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable, and the security of one country cannot be built on the basis of the insecurity of other countries. National security needs to have clear boundaries, especially in the economic field, which must be scientifically defined. The United States should stop suppressing China in the fields of economy, trade and science and technology, and stop undermining China's legitimate interests," the Chinese readout said, according to an unofficial translation.

The White House readout of the Aug. 27 and Aug. 28 talks said that Sullivan "emphasized that the United States will continue to take necessary actions to prevent advanced U.S. technologies from being used to undermine our national security, without unduly limiting trade or investment."

Ahead of the visit, a Chinese government official called U.S. export controls, investment reviews and sanctions continuous and arbitrary, and said they "seriously undermine China's legitimate rights and interests. China demands that the U.S. side stop turning economic and trade issues into political and security issues."