The Netherlands was scolded miserably.
The Dutch government probably didn't expect that the Westerners would react so strongly and the Chinese would counter it so violently when it forcibly took over a Chinese-owned subsidiary.
I saw that a Western Internet celebrity commented on the Netherlands like this:
The EU is very smart … oh no.
1) The Dutch government controlled China chip companies and appointed its own chief executive officer (CEO).
2) China imposes an export ban on Nexperia semiconductor chips.
3) The Netherlands panicked. They could never have expected this to happen! They did not expect that if the Netherlands forcibly took away a company from China, China would respond in any way.
4) The Dutch National Broadcasting Corporation that Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Vincent Carrémans hopes to find a solution with China on China's export ban on Anselm Chips.
In the end, the Internet big V's answer is: They are such idiots!
That’s not what I said, it’s what the Westerners themselves said.
I looked at the comments, more than 100 messages, and they all thought that the Netherlands is indeed an idiot.
For example, someone regrets that they are now calling China, apologizing, and hoping to find a solution that won’t make them look like idiots. It’s too late. Whether this takeover is right or wrong... Surprisingly, they didn’t anticipate obvious consequences.
The problem with most European countries today is that they only consult with Washington and view the world entirely from the American perspective. They are eager to see China as an enemy, but cut off the key channels of communication with Beijing, leading themselves to blindness, passive reaction and dangerous misleading.
It has also been criticized that the Dutch are too self-confident: under U.S. pressure, the Netherlands could easily have sat down with China and found a mutually satisfactory solution.
Why is this happening?
I believe that the Dutch government's actions should also surprise many Westerners.
After all, regardless of whether we believe it or not, many Western educations give the impression that private property is sacred and inviolable, "the wind can enter, the rain can enter, the king can not enter."
But no matter how loud the slogan is, it can't match the skinny feeling of reality after all.
We saw that the Dutch forces to intervene and take over China’s subsidiary Anselm Semiconductor, and Anselm’s Chinese CEO was removed.
This is a Chinese-funded subsidiary! This is a company that China companies bought with real money.
The Dutch said they took it.
As more information was disclosed, it was not unexpected that the United States intervened in this incident.
A senior executive of Wentai Technology bluntly stated in a previous investor conference call that the Dutch government's order was based on the new US regulations, but was actually aimed at seizing control. "The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs is clearly a docile sheep following the U.S. government," the executive told investors at the time.
Although the Dutch government denied, documents released by the Dutch court also revealed that as early as June this year, the U.S. notified the Netherlands that they would expand the scope of the "entity list".
During further consultations on June 12, the United States added,"It is understandable that the divestiture of equity will take time... but the company's CEO is still a China national, which is a problem. It is almost certain that to be exempted, the CEO will have to be replaced."
Three months later, the Netherlands took action to expel the China CEO and fully take over Anshi Semiconductor on the pretext of so-called "serious governance flaws."
Even in black paper, the Netherlands is still cunning, claiming that the takeover action is the Dutch "autonomous decision", "(China) claims that we are under pressure from the United States, secretly conspired, it is not the case."
But the key is whether the Dutch government believes, the US government believes, and the whole world believes.
The Dutch themselves don't believe it.
I saw that one netizen should be Dutch and commented bitterly: Even as a Dutchman, I think the Dutch government is stupid. They are cowardly vassals of American war geopolitics. I hope China will resolutely oppose them so that the Dutch government will not destroy one but two important chip manufacturers because of the United States.
Alas, one word: stupid.
Two words: stupid.
Three words: very stupid.
How can you expect yourself to infringe on the rights and interests of Chinese enterprises like this, and China will not respond at all?
On the chessboard of international relations, no country will be willing to be a pawn to give in forever.
I saw that on October 16, He Yongqian, spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce of China, made it clear that China is concerned about the relevant situation and China firmly opposes the Dutch side's generalization of the concept of national security and the use of administrative means to directly intervene in internal affairs of enterprises. This move by the Dutch side not only violates the spirit of contract and market principles, but will also seriously damage the Dutch business environment and harm others and others...
According to media reports, China has taken some countermeasures, after all, as Zhong Tian's Anse Semiconductor, the production base in Europe is not fake, but without the final packaging and testing of the Chinese factory, many of the chips could not be completed export.
The Dutch were in a rush, so on October 17, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs issued a statement stating that "Anse Semiconductor Factory exports in China are limited, and we are very concerned about this."
Finally what do you think?
Let's make three superficial points.
First, the Dutch mentality is really problematic.
Regardless of the serious consequences, I violate the rights and interests of Chinese enterprises by myself. Moreover, the whole world knows it, but I am still whitewashing myself. What I do has nothing to do with the United States.
This confidence-covering ringtone is really laughable.
I see that some Western netizens think that even if the detention of the Dutch government is lifted, the Chinese export ban should not be lifted.
When two lions fight, don't mix with the rabbits next to them, any lion can crush it into crushed meat with just one nail.
Second, don’t really expect China to be bullied.
This needs to be emphasized.
In the past, to be honest, in the face of Western oppression and humiliation, Chinese enterprises have always tolerated the burden of humiliation, knocking down the doorstep and swallowing.
Previously it was indeed helpless, but so on, it is always not the way, we still have to have the means.
Today's China is no longer the one that can only "convince people with reason". When necessary, "checking and balancing by force" is also a means to safeguard justice.
I see that some Westerners lament that the world is really different for China's counter-measures.
Some western netizens said that the Netherlands might have thought that China would conduct diplomatic negotiations without responding quickly, but they were wrong. They didn't see how China quickly responded to the "50% affiliate rule" of the United States and how to deal with the port fee of the United States. "Now the United States is in a panic".
What is the conclusion?
"Some Westerners are really idiots. I think they live in some kind of post-colonial world, where they are at the mercy of whatever they think, and they can't understand that the world has come from where it was 20 years ago. This is ridiculous."
Third, this is more ruthlessly struck by the West’s hypocrisy.。
What is it that “private property is sacred and inviolable”, what is it that “wind can come in, rain can come in, king can not come in”, and what is the result?
Do it when it's time to do it. The so-called spirit of contract, in their eyes, is just a piece of waste paper.
This will undoubtedly make Chinese capital feel cold, and also let investors all over the world breathe a cold breath.
Moreover, it must be said that the Netherlands has gone too far in terms of nominations.
The former Dutch ambassador to China, Gao Wenbo, said, “Asma’s restrictions on chip equipment exports to China have caused a lot of dissatisfaction. China is likely to take the Dutch ‘killing chickens and monkeys’ and dry us aside. Norway and Lithuania have experienced this before.”
Giraldi, an analyst at the Center for Strategic Studies in The Hague, the Netherlands, warned Kalemans, "Watch out, Minister! This is playing with fire. Don't let Holland burn."
I saw that there was a Western man who also lamented: the stupid Dutchman.If you sit on the river long enough, you will see the bodies of the enemy floating in.If you don’t have culture, you don’t understand history, you will inevitably condemn yourself.
I did not react at once, what the river side body meant, and then tried to think for a moment, it should be the famous words of Confucius: Those who are dead are like swans!
Although the meaning is completely wrenched, but I have to say that the word is still pretty imagery. some Dutch people, really stupid!