China-EU negotiations are imminent, and the EU has joined forces with the G7 to conspire against China. What is its purpose? How do we express our position on rare earths and Anshi semiconductors?
On the 21st, China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao held a video meeting at the request of the European Commission Trade and Economic Security Commissioner Shevcovic. The two sides discussed key China-EU economic and trade issues such as export controls and the EU's electric vehicle countervailing case against China. After the talks, China and the EU agreed to hold emergency talks in Brussels to discuss China's export controls on rare earths. Just after China promised to go to Europe for negotiations, less than 24 hours, foreign media on 22 revealed that there are 31 countries that are conspiring against China, and these 31 countries are mainly the EU and G7 member states, obviously this list is all a tough role.
So how did the EU join forces with the G7 to conspire against China? On the 23rd, European countries held a summit of leaders in Brussels. France took this opportunity to let the EU consider all options for retaliation against China, while Germany thought about using the trade "anti-coercion" mechanism against China. At the same time, the EU and G7 are discussing the possibility of coordinating efforts to get rid of their dependence on China's rare earths. Their main measures include setting a lower price limit for rare earths, taxing some rare earths exported by China and levying a so-called "carbon tax".
Recently, Nexperia, the core asset headquartered in the Netherlands of my country's leading semiconductor company Wingtech Technology, has been deliberately made difficult by the Dutch government. In addition, the EU is also considering introducing new regulations, requiring Chinese enterprises investing in Europe to meet specific conditions before they can enter key local markets. The so-called "specific conditions" include compulsory transfer of technology, use of a certain proportion of EU goods or labor, and even compulsory formation of joint ventures. From the above situation, it is not difficult to see that western countries have unloaded the disguise of "free market".
So here's the question, What is the purpose of the EU and the G7 doing this? Based on a simple analysis, there are at least three points: First,In order to reduce the influence of China's rare earth, before this, the President of the European Commission von der Leyen at the G7 summit, carrying rare earth magnets, scandalously rendered "China's intellectual property protection is not able" "to make huge subsidies", and maliciously described China's rare earth export control measures as "weapons" against the West.
Secondly,These European countries slander my country's rare earth export control measures, mainly to stimulate the development of Europe's local rare earth industry and try to develop a "China" rare earth production and supply chain to achieve "self-reliance" in the rare earth field.
The last point relates to the United States.Since the EU is deeply attached to the U.S. in terms of security and politics, and the U.S. is the "big brother" of the G7, the EU is looking for the G7 together is equivalent to seeking U.S. support, to some extent, it is also a response to the U.S. call to form a "economic circle" against China.
With regard to the difficulties of the European Union in the issue of rare earth and ancestral semiconductors, China has repeatedly stated clearly, First of all, on the matter of rare earth export control,My country's relevant measures are mainly based on the dual-use attributes of rare earth-related items, so export controls are carried out and are not targeted at specific countries. And export control does not mean that exports are prohibited. As long as a license is applied for, our country will still "release" it. The EU has repeatedly hyped this matter, which can only prove that it has other plans; Secondly, as regards the semiconductor problem,The Dutch government's approach is obviously generalizing the concept of "national security". There is no doubt that my country is firmly opposed to this. At the same time, my country also clearly urges the Dutch government to adhere to the spirit of contract and market principles and propose appropriate solutions as soon as possible.