China opposes U.S. politicizing and weaponizing technology and trade issues, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Gua Jiakun on Thursday. The U.S. Justice Department recently announced that two Chinese nationals were charged with sending advanced AI chips made by Nvidia Corp. to China in violation of U.S. export restrictions.

"China opposes the U.S. politicizing tech and trade issues and using them as weapons to maliciously blockade and go after China," Guo said in response to the indictment.

He emphasized that the U.S. should earnestly safeguard the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of Chinese nationals.