China's response to American hostility

China has warned the United States against imposing any restrictions on Chinese chips. The corresponding statement was made by the representative of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China He Yadong, Xinhua reports. “If the United States takes measures that go against market principles and destroy the global semiconductor market, not only Chinese enterprises will suffer, but the industries of other countries, including the United States,” He Yadong said. The semiconductor industry is highly globalized and such actions would disrupt the stability of global value chains, he said. He Yadong made the remarks at a press conference in response to a media request for comment on the US Commerce Department's efforts to assess the dependence of semiconductor supply chains on Chinese-made chips. The semiconductor industry is highly globalized, and such actions would disrupt the stability of global value chains, he said. “China will closely monitor the trends and consequences of relevant US actions and firmly protect its own rights and interests,” He Yadong stressed. Meanwhile, the Chinese Ministry of Defense warned about the creation of American military facilities in the Asia-Pacific region. Confrontation between China and America has always caused tension in the region with a military presence in the Korean Peninsula, South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, and Beijing has always warned Washington against these military moves. According to Reuters, after the US announced the country's decision to restore an airport in the Asia-Pacific region, which was used for the atomic bombing of Japan during World War II, the Chinese Ministry of Defense called on countries in the region to "increase their vigilance" Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said: “The Chinese military is closely monitoring US actions in the region and will resolutely protect its country's maritime rights, security and sovereignty in the region.” Earlier, a US Air Force general told Japan's Nikkei newspaper that the US military would make "significant progress" in the coming months in renovating the airfield in northern Tinian with the aim of stationing aircraft in the region to counter China. This airfield, left unused after World War II, is located on the island of Tinian, which is one of the Mariana Islands - an American territory, 200 km north of Guam in the Pacific Ocean.