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Forced to join the chip battle ASML caught in a dilemma Qin Gang talks to the Dutch foreign minister: jointly maintain the stability of the supply chain | blog post
According to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (January 31), Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang had telephone conversations with Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hoekstra, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal, and Argentine Foreign Minister Cafiero on January 30. . Qin Gang said that China is willing to strengthen multilateral cooperation with the Netherlands to jointly maintain the stability of the international industrial chain and supply chain, and maintain an international trade environment that is open rather than divided and orderly rather than chaotic. The Netherlands stated that it will continue to handle economic and trade issues with China in a responsible manner.
Under the pressure of the United States, the movement of the Dutch lithography giant ASML has attracted much attention. AP pictures
Under continued pressure from the United States, Japan and the Netherlands agreed to join forces to further contain China’s chip industry. Recently, officials from the United States, Japan and the Netherlands reached an agreement to expand control measures for chip exports to China, but did not disclose details.
Among them, the trend of ASML, the Dutch lithography giant, has attracted much attention. Since the end of 2019, ASML has been unable to export the most advanced extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment to Chinese manufacturers, including SMIC.
According to foreign media analysis, ASML may have agreed not to sell DUV, a lithography machine that manufactures mature process chips, to China, which means that the scope and category of the ban will be expanded from high-end chip equipment to mid-to-low-end chip equipment with mature processes.
However, ASML is facing a dilemma, because China is ASML’s third largest customer. How the United States will make up for the losses of these manufacturers may become the key to whether the relevant agreement can be implemented and lasted.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (Mark Rutte) has stated since last year that the Netherlands is not particularly interested in the Chinese sales ban.
Peter Wennink, chief executive of Dutch lithography giant ASML, said on the eve of negotiations with the United States that the United States’ containment of China’s chip industry may instead promote China’s research and development of advanced chips. “The greater the pressure on China, the more China will The more likely it is to develop by itself and create a lithography machine comparable to ASML.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated on January 30 that in order to maintain its hegemony and self-interest, the United States has abused export controls, coerced and induced some countries to form small circles to contain China, politicized and weaponized economic, trade and technological issues, and seriously damaged the market. Rules and the international economic and trade order, China firmly opposes this.
On January 30, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang had a telephone conversation with Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hoekstra, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal, and Argentine Foreign Minister Cafiero.
During the phone call with Hoekstra, Qin Gang said that China looks forward to working together with the Netherlands to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, strengthen exchanges at all levels, and make new progress in China-Netherlands relations. “Openness and pragmatism” is the biggest feature of China-Netherlands relations. China is accelerating high-quality development and high-level opening up, which will bring greater opportunities for China-Netherlands cooperation. China is willing to strengthen multilateral cooperation with the Netherlands, jointly support the positive results of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, jointly maintain the stability of the international industrial chain and supply chain, and maintain openness rather than division, order rather than chaotic international trade environment.
Hoekstra said that the Dutch side is willing to intensify exchanges at all levels with the Chinese side, deepen cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, arms control, non-proliferation, and addressing climate change, and promote the continuous development of the open and pragmatic comprehensive cooperative partnership between the two countries. The Dutch side will continue to handle economic and trade issues with China in a responsible manner.
The Dutch side invited the Chinese side to attend the Water for Sustainable Development Conference co-hosted by the Netherlands, and the Chinese side indicated that it would send high-level representatives to attend. The two sides also exchanged views on the Japanese government’s decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean and the issue of Ukraine.
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