BEIJING: China warned the United States on Monday (Sep 23) not to take "discriminatory actions" against its firms, following reports Washington is planning to ban the sale of vehicles using Chinese and Russian technology.

House Republicans argue in a new congressional report that hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding over the last decade has contributed to China’s technological advancements.

A congressional report argues that Beijing has exploited ties with American universities to advance technologically, and that further guardrails are needed.

China is exploiting U.S. government-funded research and partnerships between American and Chinese universities — including some with explicit links to the Chinese military — to gain “back-door access” to insights on advanced technology breakthroughs,