Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Japan “do not do unto others what you don’t want done unto you,” after Tokyo’s decision to curb exports of semiconductor gear, joining a U.S.-led pact to limit access for Chinese companies to cutting-edge chip technology.
Qin made the comment during a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi in Beijing on April 2, according to a statement on China’s foreign ministry website. The pair met two days after Japan announced that it would impose export restrictions on 23 types of equipment used to make semiconductors.