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China says US using spy claims to justify technology 'blockade'

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📍 Beijing, CN·🕐 37m ago·5 outlets

Beijing accused the United States on Thursday of using spurious spying claims as a pretext to impose a technological “blockade” on China, following claims that Nvidia boss Jensen Huang was the victim of a Chinese espionage plot. “China’s technological progress is driven by independent innovation and open cooperation. The US side should stop fabricating such ‘spy’ narratives as a pretext for imposing a technological blockade,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular briefing. Huang, who co-founded Nvidia and turned it into the world’s leading supplier of the chips that power AI…

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The story so far · 5 reports · · 4 countries✓ Verified Nov 12, 8:47 AM UTC
  1. Nov 12, 8:45 AM UTCFirst report
    US using spy claims related to Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to justify technology ‘blockade’: Chinastraitstimes.com ↗
  2. Nov 12, 8:47 AM UTC+2 min
    China accuses US of using spy claims to justify tech blockadepunchng.com ↗
  3. Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 8:47 AM UTC · +2 min
  4. Nov 12, 9:16 AM UTC+31 min· you’re reading this
    China says US using spy claims to justify technology 'blockade'dawn.com ↗
  5. Nov 12, 9:17 AM UTC+32 min
    China says US using spy claims to justify technology 'blockade'channelnewsasia.com ↗
  6. Nov 12, 9:45 AM UTC+1 h
    China accuses US of 'fabricating' Nvidia spy claims to push tech 'blockade'france24.com ↗
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[Claude] Both reports cover China's response accusing the US of using spy claims involving Nvidia's Jensen Huang to justify a tech blockade, and neither conflicts with Report 1.

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China says US using spy claims to justify technology 'blockade' Beijing accused the United States on Thursday of using spurious spying claims as a pretext to impose a technological “blockade” on China, following claims that Nvidia boss Jensen Huang was the victim of a Chinese espionage plot. “China’s technological progress is driven by independent innovation and open cooperation. The US side should stop fabricating such ‘spy’ narratives as a pretext for imposing a technological blockade,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular briefing. Huang, who co-founded Nvidia and turned it into the world’s leading supplier of the chips that power AI…

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