China unhappy with US tech curbs, says will go ahead with trade talks

China demanded Washington lift newly imposed sanctions on Chinese tech companies but said Tuesday envoys will go ahe with a U.S. trip for tre talks despite latest spike in tensions. foreign ministry criticized curbs on sales of U.S. techlogy to Chinese companies as interference in China's affairs but gave indication wher Beijing might retaliate. measure anunced Monday targets providers of techlogy Washington says is being used to repress Muslim ethnic mirities.

"We urge United States to immediately correct its wrong practices, withdraw relevant decisions and stop interfering in China's internal affairs," said spokesman, Geng Shuang.

"China will continue to take firm and strong measures to resolutely safeguard country's sovereignty, security and development interests." curbs are an ded strain for U.S.-Chinese relations and have stoked alarm about possible impact on global ecomy at a time when growth is weakening.

US blacklisting Chinese tech firms developing AI, facial recognition

'Opposing Trump ministration's decision'

y target Chinese companies that develop facial recognition and or artificial intelligence techlogy U.S. officials say is being used to repress Muslims in China's rthwest. Vendors are barred from selling U.S. techlogy to Chinese companies without government permission. y include Hikvision and Dahua, both of which are global providers of video surveillance techlogy. Prominent AI firms such as Sense Time, Megvii and iFlytek are also on Commerce Department's Entity List. Sense Time and Megvii are kwn for computer vision techlogy that underpins facial recognition products, while iFlytek is kwn for its voice recognition and translation services. Megvii said Tuesday re are " grounds" for including company in blacklist. Megvii said it received revenue from projects in Xinjiang in six months through June 30.

"We believe our inclusion on list reflects a misunderstanding of our company," said a Megvii statement.

Hikvision said Monday it respects human rights and opposes Trump ministration's decision. Similar sanctions were imposed earlier on Huawei Techlogies Ltd., a maker of smartphones and network switching equipment that is China's first global tech brand. Despite Chinese criticism, Ministry of Commerce said Vice Premier Liu He will go to Washington for talks Thursday. His delegation will include China's commerce minister and central bank goverr and industry, techlogy and agriculture regulators.

More trouble for Huawei: US researchers w on front line of battle

two governments have me conciliatory gestures ahe of talks including lifting or postponing punitive tariffs. But re has been sign of progress toward settling ir core disputes over China's tre surplus and techlogy ambitions. Beijing is resisting U.S. pressure to roll back plans for government-led development of global competitors in robotics and or techlogies. Washington, Europe, Japan and or tring partners say those violate China's market-opening commitments. Some American officials worry y might erode U.S. industrial leership. two sides have raised import duties on billions of dollars of each or's goods, fueling fears ir dispute might tip global ecomy into recession.

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