China has blasted the U.S. for issuing AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software to China, and planning to revoke Chinese student visas.

In response to President Trump’s claim, China said the United States was the one introducing a series of “discriminatory restrictive measures.”

China lit up the U.S. government on Sunday after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told delegates at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore that China was a threat to Indo-Pacific stability. According to the full statement from China’s Ministry of Defense,

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned the United States against escalating tensions surrounding Taiwan. This comes in response to accusations by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who claims that China is preparing to invade the island.