China's Mao Ning Rebukes US 'Abuse of Export Controls' as Alice Huang's Firm Gets Banned Chips

China's foreign-ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Nov 13 publicly opposed the US's 'abuse of export control measures,' calling the fresh wave of restrictions a pretext for 'technological blockade.' The pushback followed reports that a firm founded by Alice Huang — the executive at the center of the Nvidia espionage allegations — obtained banned H800 chips despite 2023 controls. Beijing again denied the espionage claims entirely, setting up new friction ahead of next week's Trump-Xi APEC meeting in Shenzhen.