Calling for ＂revenge＂ for Micron, American politicians instigated sanctions against Chinese enterprises and were criticized for ＂economic coercion＂

　　[Feng Yaren, special correspondent of Global Times in the United States] Recently, the relevant departments in China announced that the products sold by Micron in China failed the network security review, and the operators of key information infrastructure in China should stop purchasing Micron’s products. In response, some American politicians played with "double standards", attacked the China administration for "economic coercion", and even asked the US government to take revenge. Experts interviewed by the Global Times reporter on the 24th believe that China’s cyber security review was carried out in accordance with the law. The U.S. side tried to use this case as an excuse to hold high the "big stick" to China semiconductor enterprises again, which can only cause greater harm to American enterprises and even the global industrial chain.

　　Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, claimed on 23rd local time that the China government’s ban on purchasing Meguiar’s products was "not based on facts". On the same day, Gallagher, Chairman of the US-China Special Committee on Strategic Competition of the US Federal House of Representatives, issued a statement urging Washington to take a tougher stance on China, and called on the US Department of Commerce to impose trade restrictions on China memory chip manufacturers such as Changxin Storage and Changjiang Storage. Schumer, the Democratic Senate Majority Leader, issued a statement on 23rd, saying that he and Biden’s government are in contact with allies and enterprises to solve the problem of China’s ban on purchasing memory chips produced by Micron. Schumer also played up the so-called "China economic coercion" and declared that China’s action against Micron was "unacceptable".

　　In response to the remarks made by American politicians, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a regular press conference held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 24th that the relevant Chinese authorities conducted the cyber security review of Meguiar’s products sold in China in accordance with the law, and the decision was made on the basis of facts. China’s network security review does not target specific countries and regions, and does not exclude technologies and products from any country. On the other hand, under the pretext of "national security", the United States has put more than 1,200 China enterprises and individuals on various lists and imposed various restrictions without any factual basis. This is economic coercion and this is unacceptable.

　　While frequently imposing unilateral sanctions on China and other countries, it is "unacceptable" to censor China’s cyber security according to law, which makes many foreign media and netizens see clearly the "double standards" of the United States. At the same time, some analysts also mentioned that the revenge behavior clamored by individual American politicians will only harm others and themselves. The British website Unherd reported that the United States hopes to persuade other major economies to join the ranks of restrictions on China, but this kind of confrontation will only destroy those companies that are deeply involved, and countries such as South Korea have no interest in participating. The report said that the past year has brought a series of lessons to the United States and its allies, that is, in a rapidly changing world, their strength is limited. It is almost impossible to try to isolate China economically and diplomatically, and it is likely to isolate countries that try to implement this measure in the end. On 23rd, the US CNBC website also quoted giuliano Nocci, Vice President of China Affairs in Politecnico di Milano, as warning that it is "impossible" and "dangerous" to isolate Beijing.

　　The United States frequently wields the "big stick" of sanctions, which may damage not only its own enterprises, but even its own government agencies. Hong Kong’s "South China Morning Post" reported on the 24th that the Bureau of Industry and Security under the US Department of Commerce, which is in the front line of sanctions against China and Russia and often restricts the export of high-tech products, is facing the dilemma that people and money are not enough because the White House continues to expand the scope of export restrictions.

　　Wei Song, a professor at the School of International Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University, told the Global Times reporter on the 24th that for a long time, the United States has constantly generalized the concept of "national security" and suppressed China’s information technology enterprises in an attempt to set obstacles for China’s scientific and technological development and industrial upgrading, which not only destroyed the global market rules, but also blocked the global value chain. "If the U.S. still wants to hold high China by micron ‘ Big stick ’ It will only cause greater losses to American companies. " Wei Song said, "The United States must face up to China’s development demands. Economic and political bullying will only aggravate global instability and there will be no winners."

　　Gu Wenjun, chief analyst of semiconductor research institute Core Research, told the Global Times reporter on 24th that Meguiar’s products are not irreplaceable for the China market, especially now that the industry is in a downward cycle, and companies have more stocks. Moreover, the report jointly written by the United States and Germany shows that in the next decade, China may account for about half of the global mature semiconductor production capacity. Gu Wenjun emphasized that Micron is only a case. China has always welcomed foreign companies that abide by the law, and the China market is still open. Bloomberg quoted John Neuffer, president and CEO of Semiconductor Industry Association of America, as saying that American semiconductor companies still want to enter the China market, "this is our biggest market".