Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning

China's position on the issue of US chips exported to China is consistent. We firmly oppose the US side's overstretching of the concept of national security, setting up discriminatory lists of various kinds, and unjustifiably suppressing Chinese institutions, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday.

Mao made the remarks in response to a question about reports that China's Northwestern Polytechnical University had procured several Nvidia H200 AI chips despite US export controls.

"I am not aware of the specific situation you mentioned," the spokesperson said.