香港10月23日电 - 中国商务部周五敦促美国“尊重事实”，立即停止其所称针对中国科研机构的歧视性措施。商务部还在声明中表示，加强中美科研合作符合双方的共同利益。
HONG KONG, Oct 23 - China's Commerce Ministry urged the United States on Friday to "respect the facts" and immediately end what it called discriminatory measures against Chinese research institutions. The ministry also said in its statement that strengthening Chinese-US scientific research cooperation serves the common interest of both sides.
上述评论是在美国国防部对数十所中国高校实施美国研究资助限制的背景下作出的。本月早些时候，一名共和党议员呼吁国防部将另外58所中国学校和62个中国科技实验室加入被称为1286清单的行列。
The comments were made in relation to the US Department of Defense putting US research funding restrictions on dozens of Chinese universities. A Republican lawmaker earlier this month called on the department to add 58 more Chinese schools and 62 Chinese technology labs to what is known as the 1286 list.
根据路透社审阅的一封信件，该议员点名的数家中国实验室和学校专注于半导体、人工智能和量子计算等领域。
Several of the Chinese labs and schools named by the lawmaker focus on areas such as semiconductors, AI and quantum computing, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.
商务部表示：“美国的行为本质上是胁迫美国科研机构选边站队，蓄意破坏中美正常的科研合作。”该部表示：“这只会削弱美国自身的科技进步。”
"The US's actions are essentially coercing US research institutions to take sides, deliberately undermining normal China-US scientific research cooperation," the Commerce Ministry said. "This will only weaken the US's own scientific and technological progress," it said.
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和国防部长皮特·海格塞斯称之为战争部的国防部，被禁止向任何与名单上的中国高校合作的实体提供研究资助。国防部表示，与名单上的学校进行合作是一个合规问题，会危及美国联邦资金的安全。
The Department of Defense, which US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth call the Department of War, is barred from providing research funding to any entity that works with Chinese universities on the list. The department says collaboration with schools on the list a compliance issue that puts US federal funding at risk.