– Mandatory ‘export permit’ when shipping exposure equipment from September
– China, showing ‘strong dissatisfaction’ to the Netherlands… “threatening other countries” to the United States
▲ Chinese Vice-President Han Han met with Prime Minister Rutte in the Netherlands in May (Photo: Yonhap News)
China expressed strong dissatisfaction when the Dutch government decided to join the US-led export control of semiconductor equipment to China.
According to Reuters and DPA, on June 30 (local time), the Dutch government will take action from September 1 to make it mandatory for domestic semiconductor equipment makers to obtain an ‘export permit’ from the government when shipping some semiconductor production facilities. announced.
Although the Dutch government did not specifically announce the equipment and companies subject to the new regulation, foreign media reported that deep ultraviolet (DUV) exposure equipment produced by ASML, a leading semiconductor equipment company in the Netherlands, would be included.
The Dutch government has banned the export of ASML’s state-of-the-art extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment to China since 2019, and in March, it announced export restrictions on DUV lithography equipment, which had been allowed to be exported as a technology product of a previous generation than EUV. there is.
Regarding this decision, Rischer Schreinermacher, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, explained that the export of equipment that can be used for military purposes has been restricted in order to protect security interests.
He said the aim of the measure was to “ensure that our technology does not fall into the hands of any company or entity that could use it against us”.
The Dutch side did not name ‘China’ in relation to this measure, but it is considered that the actual target of export control is China.
On the Dutch side, ASML will be most affected by this measure, DPA said.
China, which had been struggling to prevent the Netherlands from participating in the US-led China’s ‘semiconductor decoupling’,
I couldn’t hide my frustration when additional semiconductor equipment export controls were decided.
According to the website of the Ministry of Commerce of China, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said on the 1st, “In recent months, China and the Netherlands have had multi-layered and frequent communication and negotiations on semiconductor export control issues, but the Netherlands eventually put related semiconductor equipment on the control list.” I am dissatisfied with this,” he said.
“The Dutch side starts from upholding international economic and trade rules and the broad phase of Sino-Netherlands economic and trade cooperation, respecting market principles and the spirit of contracts, and ensuring that relevant measures do not hinder the normal cooperation and development of the semiconductor industry between the two countries,” the spokesperson said. It should be avoided,” he insisted.
“We must not abuse export control measures, effectively protect the enterprises of both countries and the common interests of both sides, and maintain the stability of the global semiconductor industry chain and supply chain,” he urged.
In addition, China set an edge against the United States, saying, “We have threatened other countries to join the suppression and siege of semiconductors against China” in relation to the Dutch action.
The United States has continuously demanded that the Netherlands and others participate in controlling exports of semiconductor equipment to China, including holding trilateral consultations with Japan and the Netherlands in January presided over by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
Against him, China has put a lot of effort into ensuring that the Netherlands does not participate in the United States’ semiconductor decoupling with China.
Chinese Vice-President Han Jeong visited the Netherlands on May 10-12 (hereafter local time) and held talks with Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and State Council Premier Li Chang had a phone call with Prime Minister Rutte on the 16th of the same month.
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2023-07-01 15:12:40
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