The recent interaction between the three sides of China and the United States and South Korea is simply like watching the big show, especially South Korean President Lee Ming, who recently played this game of chess, the risk is really not small.
First of all, we have to start with the United States. The source of this matter was initiated by the United States. In April this year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced that it would conduct a "301 investigation" into China's maritime affairs, logistics and shipbuilding industries. It also said that starting from October 14th, ships owned and operated by Chinese companies, or ships made in China or ships flying the Chinese flag, would have to pay an extra port service fee when they arrived at American ports.
It is clear to everyone that the United States does not want to let China develop too quickly in the shipbuilding and maritime field, after all, now China's shipbuilding production accounts for more than half of the world, new orders make up 61%, container manufacturing has also monopolized 95% of the market, the United States is to rely on money to increase the cost of Chinese enterprises, weaken our competitiveness, typical scam behavior.
In the face of this wave of operation of the United States, we China can not tolerate, directly into the reciprocal counteraction. On the same day on October 14, the Ministry of Transportation issued the "U.S. ships charge special port charges implementation measures", simply to say, the ships of the United States enterprises, the U.S. flag boat, the ship made by the United States, to come to the Chinese port also have to pay a lot of money, at the beginning is 400 yuan per net ton, by 2028 to rise to 1120 yuan. And on the same day, the Ministry of Transportation also joined the Ministry of Industry and Information and other departments, began to investigate those who help the United States business, organizations and individuals, is to break the American "eye line", so that some people can not hold the benefits of
Everyone thought that this was a dispute between China and the United States, and didn't think that South Korean enterprises came up and also hit the gun.Our Ministry of Commerce announced that on the same day, the sanctions on the five American subsidiaries of Huawei Ocean Co., Ltd. directly prohibited enterprises and individuals in China from doing any business with them and engaging in any cooperation.
Hanwha Ocean is not a small company. It is one of the three giants in the Korean shipbuilding industry. It has a very good relationship with American defense companies and has shipbuilding and maintenance bases in the United States. This time, it was sanctioned because its five American subsidiaries helped the United States to conduct the 301 investigation against China and provided all kinds of data and information to the United States. Isn't this just helping outsiders to harm our own people? We definitely can't get used to it.
At this time, the South Korean President Li in Ming was a little unable to sit down, his recent walk, now seems to be a bit suspended. before the South Korean Foreign Minister Zhao Zhao in Congress meeting, suddenly announced that "China will go to South Korea to participate in the APEC summit", to know that at that time we China has not officially stated, South Korea's operation in diplomacy is not in accordance with the rules, is to want to "cut the back."
South Korea in the secondary battery materials, rare metals, display technology these key areas, China depends on more than 90%, some even to 98%, if we China in the material exports a little adjustment, South Korea's entire industrial chain is messy. and Lee in the country is also facing the pressure of the conservatives, conservative anti-China said the vote, he does not want to blame the United States, but also want to rely on China to make good relations to promote the domestic economy, so want to use the opportunity of the APEC summit, let the high level of China and the United States of Korea meet individually, show their own diplomatic capacity, can also inject a little confidence to the South Korean economy.
But Li Ziming didn't expect that we in China simply don't buy the "kill first and report later." At the critical moment, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs directly spoke openly. Although we did not refute South Korea explicitly, our attitude was very clear: on the one hand, we attach importance to APEC cooperation and are willing to work with all parties to promote the summit to achieve results. However, regarding the specific information on whether to participate in the meeting, we will naturally say it when it is time to say it, and we will not be led by South Korea; On the other hand, our sanctions against South Korean enterprises are not aimed at South Korea as a whole, but at those enterprises that help the United States harm China's interests. We are warning all enterprises and countries that want to "dance with the United States" not to think that helping the United States can benefit them, but to harm China's interests must pay a price.
In fact, the situation is very clear, the United States wants to curb China's development through various means, South Korea wants to "right-to-right" between China and the United States, neither to blame the United States, but also want to profit from China here, but what is so good?Our China's current counter-measures, long ago did not speak out of the mouth to protest, but have a lawful, regulatory, both accurate and powerful.To the United States is reciprocal counter-measures, you add money and I add money; To help murder companies is direct sanctions, broke their way in China; to diplomatic small actions, we also keep awake, will not be taken away by others.
In the end, if Lee can go through this game, the key is to see if South Korea can recognize the situation. If you still think of helping the United States to deal with China, while also wanting to let China give benefits, it will not work. Our China has always been you respect me one foot, I respect you one foot, willing to cooperate well with South Korea, but provided that South Korea must respect China's sovereignty and interests, do not take those "two-sided" small actions. Otherwise, the next time it may not be so easy to sanction several companies.