China on Wednesday urged the United States to take concrete steps to keep global industrial and supply chains stable, following recent U.S. restrictions on chip exports to China.
At a regular press briefing, Lin Jian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reiterated China's stance on the issue.
"China has repeatedly made clear its principled position on US chip exports to China. We hope the US side will take concrete actions to safeguard the stability and smooth functioning of global industrial and supply chains," Lin said.
China urges US to keep supply chains stable amid chip curbs
Russia claimed on Thursday that its forces had taken control of two settlements in the Donetsk and Sumy regions over the past 24 hours, while the Ukrainian military said it struck the Perm oil refinery in Russia.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its daily briefing that over the past day, its forces launched strikes in 141 locations, targeting energy infrastructure used by Ukrainian forces, drone assembly and launch sites, and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.
Russian air defense systems claimed to have shot down 571 fixed-wing drones. The Black Sea Fleet reportedly destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned boats. In addition, Russian forces also said they seized control of two settlements in the Donetsk and Sumy regions.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 177 battles in frontline areas. Ukrainian forces attacked Russian military assembly areas, command posts, air defense systems and other targets, shooting down 1,327 Russian drones.
The Security Service of Ukraine reported that its combat drones conducted a remote attack on the Perm oil refinery in Russia.
Russia claims capture of two settlements, Ukraine says strikes on Russian oil refinery
