The app created a "loophole" and "threat", obstructing police in executing their duty, she added.

"Most countries have always been highly alert to US government acts of resorting to state power to crack down on companies in other countries, disrupt markets and obstruct mutually beneficial cooperation between other countries," Lu said.

Decoupling and so-called de-risking will only obstruct normal business operations and investment, said Commerce Ministry spokeswoman Shu Jueting at a news conference in Beijing, stressing that such actions are not in the fundamental interests of businesses on both sides.

These measures not only obstruct China's access to the technology, equipment, talent and financing required for high-tech products, but also constrain the space for survival for Chinese technology companies.

The official said that the US's unilateral sanctions and extraterritorial jurisdiction practices undermine the international trade order and rules while obstructing normal economic and trade exchanges among countries.

China has called on the Netherlands to refrain from implementing measures that obstruct normal cooperation and impede the development of the semiconductor industry between the two countries, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Commerce on Saturday.

"COVID-19 control measures may affect some enterprises' output, and logistics disruptions are also likely to obstruct timely delivery of raw materials and finished goods," Huo said.

In particular, major countries should duly fulfill their obligations, show a sense of responsibility, promote international common security in the field of export control, and actively advance international export control in a fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory direction; they should not undermine the legitimate right of other countries to the peaceful use of controlled items, or obstruct the peaceful use of outcomes of scientific and technological advances to promote development, normal international science and technology exchanges and commercial cooperation, and the secure and smooth operation of global industrial and supply chains.

According to Huo Jianguo, vice-chairman of the China Society for World Trade Organization Studies, the US move will not only hurt US high-tech enterprises due to loss of important Chinese clients, but will also further disrupt global industrial and supply chains and obstruct progress in technology.

US officials have repeatedly said the country has no intention of "decoupling" from China or obstructing China's economic development, she said, adding that the US should honor these commitments.

"If Japan insists on obstructing bilateral semiconductor cooperation, China will take decisive measures to resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests," it added.

"If the Japanese side insists on obstructing cooperation in the semiconductor industry between China and Japan, China will take decisive measures to resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests," the ministry added.

In periods when costs are rising, most choose not to raise prices in order to stabilize the market, but this will obstruct income increases for first-line practitioners, said Yang, adding the express industry should gradually improve the price formation mechanism based on service refinement and quality differentiation.

"We hope that the US side will deliver on US President Joe Biden's promise of not decoupling from China, not obstructing China's economic development and not containing China, and create a favorable environment for China-US economic and trade cooperation," Mao said.

"We hope that the US side will deliver US President Joe Biden's promise of not decoupling from China, not obstructing China's economic development and not containing China, and create a favorable environment for China-US economic and trade cooperation," Mao said.

"Washington is doing whatever it can to obstruct normal businesses between US and Chinese companies at the heavy cost of US companies, including slapping a huge fine on its own company," Bai said.

Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of the China Passenger Car Association, said the EU should take an objective view on the development of China's EV industry instead of using unilateral economic and trade tools, which obstruct the growth of the segment and increase operational costs of Chinese EVs in the European market.

"The EU should hold an objective view on the development of China's EV industry, rather than using unilateral economic and trade tools to obstruct the sector's development or increase operating costs for Chinese carmakers," Cui said.

The National Development and Reform Commission released the document on Thursday, which proposes that community managers do not obstruct the building of charging piles when certain conditions are met.

According to the notification, the apps have problems such as collecting personal information without permission, excessively asking for users' permission for offering personal information, banning use if a user did not give permission for collecting personal information, and obstructing logoffs.

While small and micro enterprises in China are seeing an improving financing environment, there are still structural problems obstructing them, including difficulties in applying for unsecured loans and medium and long-term loans.

While small and micro enterprises in China are seeing an improving financing environment, there are still structural problems obstructing them including difficulties in applying for the initial loan, credit loan and medium-and long-term loans.

"More attention needs to be given to large companies to prevent them from obstructing the entry of new organizations, collecting data in unusual ways and refusing to share information that should be disclosed," he said.

He called for strict monitoring of large companies to prevent them from obstructing the entry of new organizations, collecting data in unusual ways and refusing to share information that should be disclosed.

Disposal of loss-making zombie companies' debt will be accelerated, with improved policies for debt disposal and perfected system for law-based bankruptcy by removing barriers obstructing bankruptcy according to law, while merger and restructuring of companies will be actively promoted, said the guideline.

From January 2021 to September, procuratorates nationwide approved the arrest of 3,192 people and prosecuted 5,020 people over obstructing the management of cultural relics, said Luo.

NIA has adopted multiple measures to crack down on crimes that interfere with the national border management, and worked with the country's top courts and the Ministry of Public Security to improve the prevention and control system for fighting crimes that obstruct border management, said Lin Yongsheng, a spokesman for NIA.