China Premier Warned Former Japanese Official of Damage From Chip Curbs

  • Li Qiang met former foreign minister in Beijing on Wednesday
  • Kono’s secretary said China urged against de-risking policy
Yohei Kono, left, with Li Qiang during a meeting in Beijing on July 5.Photographer: Andy Wong/AFP/Getty Images
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tokyo’s impending export controls on cutting-edge chip equipment will damage the global economy, according to a Japanese former senior official.

Li told Yohei Kono he had reservations about the restrictions and urged countries not to mix politics with economics during a meeting on Wednesday, the former Japanese foreign minister’s secretary, Kazuo Koga, said in a press briefing.