China's Ministry of Commerce has decided to ban the U.S. firm, Illumina, Inc. from exporting gene sequencers to China, a ministry spokesperson announced on Tuesday.
The spokesperson made the statement in response to a question about the ministry's decision on February 4 to add Illumina, Inc. to China's unreliable entity list.
According to the spokesperson, Illumina violated normal market trading principles, terminated regular trade with Chinese companies, and adopted discriminatory measures against Chinese companies, thus severely harming their legitimate rights and interests.
In light of the company's illegal actions and other relevant factors, the unreliable entity list mechanism has, in accordance with the law, decided to prohibit the company from exporting gene sequencers to China, the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson emphasized that China has always handled issues related to the unreliable entity list with prudence, taking action only in accordance with the law against a very small number of foreign entities that endanger its national security.
The Chinese government, as always, welcomes foreign companies to invest and do business in China, and is committed to providing a stable, fair and predictable environment for business operations of law-abiding foreign-invested enterprises in China, noted the spokesperson.
US firm Illumina banned from exporting gene sequencers to China: spokesperson
US firm Illumina banned from exporting gene sequencers to China: spokesperson
