China accuses US of using spy claims to justify tech blockade

Beijing has accused the United States of using fabricated spying narratives as a pretext to impose a technological blockade on China. According to Free Malaysia Today, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning stated that the U.S. should stop creating such narratives and noted that China's technological progress is driven by open cooperation and independent innovation.

The accusations follow claims that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was the target of a Chinese espionage plot involving Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed. Free Malaysia Today reports that U.S. officials believe Huang's reported former associate worked for Chinese intelligence. China has dismissed these claims as groundless speculation and an attempt to smear the nation, a sentiment echoed by Punch Nigeria, which described the spy narratives as fabrications used to justify a tech blockade.

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