China believes all parties should conduct cooperation based on the principles of fairness, transparency and non-discrimination, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday, in response to a report from the Financial Times that NVIDIA has ordered its data center clients to sell a majority of their services to non-Chinese companies.
According to the report, NVIDIA has told some of its data center partners that they must sell at least 51 percent of their services to non-Chinese companies, which may restrict Chinese firms' access to key technology used in AI.
"I'm not familiar with the specifics. We believe that all parties should engage in cooperation based on the principles of fairness, transparency and non-discrimination," Mao said.
China highlights fairness, transparency, non-discrimination in response to report on Nvidia's data center client orders
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with visiting Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane in Beijing on Tuesday, to discuss relations between their two countries.
Thongsavanh is in China to attend the 11th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
Wang said China is ready to work with Laos to further build a community with a shared future.
He urged efforts from both sides to make full use of the Joint Committee for China-Laos Economic Corridor Cooperation, accelerate development of the China-Laos Railway, and expand cooperation in trade and mineral resources.
Thongsavanh said Laos is committed to advancing the building of a Laos-China community with a shared future, and strengthening cooperation with China in connectivity, energy, mineral resources, and artificial intelligence.
He also pledged closer coordination to combat transnational crime and jointly safeguard ASEAN unity and autonomy, as well as regional peace and stability.
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and the Year of China-Laos Friendship.
The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism comprises six countries: China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, which share the Lancang-Mekong River basin. The Mekong River, known as the Lancang River in China, originates in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province and flows through the six countries, linking their economies and creating opportunities for regional cooperation.
Chinese foreign minister meets Lao deputy prime minister on relations
