Fu was speaking at a UN Security Council briefing on the anticipated impact of scientific developments on international peace and security.
“The ‘small yard and high fence’ has become a ‘large yard with an iron curtain’, seriously destabilising industrial and supply chains, increasing development gaps and hindering technological progress,” Fu said.
“We are particularly worried that these man-made divisions, compared to the risks posed by technology itself, will be more detrimental to international peace and security, and may ultimately plunge the world into the abyss of confrontation.”
In a speech in April 2023, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan described the small yard and high fence approach as “protecting our foundational technologies” and said the White House had carefully implemented “tailored restrictions” on the most advanced semiconductor technology exports to China.
Beijing pushed back against the practice, labelling it containment. But Washington argued that it was only focused on a narrow slice of technology and a small number of countries that were intent on challenging the US militarily.
