Beijing pans US bills to ban chip sales

The Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it resolutely opposed the United States' abuse of export control measures after a bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced bills to ban the sale of US chips or other components to some Chinese telecommunications companies including Huawei and ZTE.

"We oppose the US interference in normal international trade cooperation between enterprises and urge relevant US congressmen to stop unreasonable suppression of Chinese companies and stop the bills," ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a daily news briefing.

She said the move of the US congressmen reflects extreme arrogance as well as the absence of confidence among some people in the United States. The US is making every effort to suppress Chinese high-tech companies by using the machinery of the state, she added.