China "Not Our Friend, Biggest Threat We've Ever Had": US Commerce Chief
"Every day China wakes up trying to figure out how to do an end run around our export controls... which means every minute of every day, we have to wake up tightening those controls and being more serious about enforcement with our allies," she said.
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Saturday urged lawmakers, Silicon Valley and US allies to stop China from getting semiconductors and cutting-edge technologies key to national security.
Speaking at an annual national defence forum in Simi Valley, California, Raimondo called Beijing "the biggest threat we've ever had" and stressed, "China is not our friend."
"That's what industry does," she acknowledged, but added, "That's not productive."
"Every day China wakes up trying to figure out how to do an end run around our export controls... which means every minute of every day, we have to wake up tightening those controls and being more serious about enforcement with our allies," she said.
Raimondo stressed that her department needs better funding to effectively carry out its mission.
- "I have a $200 million budget. It's like the cost of a few fighter jets. Come on," she said.
- "Let's go fund this operation like it needs to be funded so we can do it, we need to do to protect America."
"America leads the world in artificial intelligence... America leads the world in advanced semiconductor design," Raimondo said. "That's because of our private sector.
US commerce chief warns against China ‘threat’
- Gina Raimondo urged lawmakers, Silicon Valley and US allies to stop the Asian superpower from accessing advanced chips and other top technologies
- The commerce secretary cited Nvidia, which recently developed a product that performs just below the limit set by her department for export to China
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US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Saturday urged lawmakers, Silicon Valley and US allies to stop China from getting semiconductors and cutting-edge technologies key to national security.
Speaking at an annual national defence forum in Simi Valley, California, Raimondo called Beijing “the biggest threat we’ve ever had” and stressed “China is not our friend.”
The world’s top two economies are locked in a fierce commercial and geopolitical rivalry, in which her department plays a leading role.
In October, Raimondo unveiled a series of restrictions on the export of advanced chips to China, including those used in the development of artificial intelligence (AI), to prevent their use by Beijing for its military.
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