China Slams US Over ‘Bullying’ on AI Chips in Sign of Discord

Beijing has pushed back against a US decision aimed at curbing Chinese-made artificial intelligence chips, a first sign of discord between the world’s two largest economies since they agreed to a trade truce last weekend.

In a reminder of the tensions that continue to exist between the Trump administration and China when it comes to technology, the Commerce Department said earlier this week it would issue guidance to make clear that using Huawei Technologies Co.’s Ascend AI chips “anywhere in the world violates US export controls.”

The warning by the US “fully exposes its unilateral protectionist nature,” He Yongqian, ...