Xi Jinping fumes over US-Europe moves to limit technology access

American and European efforts to keep China away from high-end Western technology have Chinese President Xi Jinping fuming, even as Beijing’s cyber threats to Europe irritate trans-Atlantic officials.

“Artificially creating technological barriers and cutting off industrial and supply chains will only lead to division and confrontation,” Xi told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, per a state media account of the two leaders’ meeting Wednesday. “The Chinese people also have the legitimate right to development, and no force can stop China’s scientific and technological development and progress.”