China’s special envoy quietly criticized the US’ high-tech regulatory strategy during a UN technology conference, warning that it could lead the world into an “abyss of conflict”.
Hu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, accused “countries” on Monday of trying to “strengthen their own technological monopolies and contain the development of other countries” by building so-called “high fences in small gardens”. did. National security pretext – an obvious reference to the United States.
Speaking at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) briefing on the projected impact of scientific developments on international peace and security, Hu described the “passive moves” that have caused much confusion.
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“‘A small garden and a high fence’ has become a ‘big garden with an iron curtain,’ which seriously destabilizes industrial and supply chains, widens the development gap, and impedes technological progress,” Fu said. Ta.
“We recognize that these artificial divisions are more harmful to international peace and security than the risks posed by technology itself, and may ultimately plunge the world into an abyss of conflict. We are particularly concerned,” the senior Chinese diplomat added.
His comments came just two weeks before the US presidential election. Regardless of whether Democratic candidate Kamala Harris or Republican rival Donald Trump wins the White House, the fierce technology war between the world’s two largest economies (both nuclear powers) will continue. It is widely expected that this will continue.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in an April 2023 speech that the approach of small yards and high fences “protects our nation’s fundamental technology,” adding that the Biden administration hopes to develop cutting-edge technology. It said it was carefully implementing “individual controls” on exports of semiconductor technology to China.
The Chinese government has opposed this practice, calling it containment. But the U.S. government insisted it was focused on only a few technologies and a small number of countries that would challenge the United States militarily.
