Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on December 24 denounced U.S. comments related to Intel's apology by saying at a regular press conference that "deflecting blame is nothing new. But none is parallel to this one." On December 23, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded to Intel's statement of apology related to supply chains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region by saying that the private sector and the international community should oppose China's weaponization of its market to stifle support for human rights.