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"China expresses its dissatisfaction and strong opposition,"
Ministry of Commerce spokesman Sun Jiwen said in a statement
posted on the ministry's website late on Sunday.
Clauses in the $1.1-trillion appropriations bill, passed by the
House on Thursday, limit or ban the use of the funds for certain
procurement and cooperation activities involving the Chinese
government or Chinese companies. For instance, it bars use of
the funds to procure Chinese processed poultry products for
school lunches.
The clauses "discriminate against Chinese companies, violate the
principles of fair trade and send the wrong signal", Sun said.
"These clauses would not only affect normal business cooperation
between companies of the two countries, but also damage the
United States' own interests. China urges the United States to
take substantive measures and correct its erroneous practices to
create a good environment for the healthy development of
China-U.S. economic and trade relations."
Chinese government opposition to such language in U.S. spending
bills is not uncommon.
In January, Beijing complained about clauses in a previous bill
that included a cyber-espionage review process for federal
purchases of technology from the world's second largest economy.
(Reporting by John Ruwitch; Editing by Stephen Coates)
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