The latter is not allowed to fill the market in China yet, the calculation is too loud! US lawmakers want the US government to pull Japan and South Korea to retaliate against China for US glory. US | China | US government
Last month, Chinese authorities announced that Micron's products sold in China had not passed cybersecurity inspections, and operators of critical information infrastructure in China should stop purchasing Micron's products. According to reports from Reuters, Bloomberg, and others on June 2nd, Michael McCall, Chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Gallagher, Chairman of the U.S. China Strategic Competition Committee, urged the Biden administration to unite with U.S. allies, including Japan and South Korea, to retaliate against China's ban on Micron Corporation. It is ridiculous that while seeking help from allies, these two lawmakers also claimed that the United States must ensure that Japanese and South Korean companies cannot fill the gap left by Micron in the Chinese market.
According to Bloomberg, the Chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCall, the two Republican lawmakers mentioned the above in their letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raymond, urging the U.S. government to take retaliatory action, such as sanctioning Chinese chip companies. "We believe it is time for the United States and our allies to firmly oppose China's economic coercion," the letter declared.
Amidst the new controversy between China and the United States over the US - China relationship, Bloomberg mentioned that the Biden administration is committed to restoring contact with China at multiple levels. According to reports, Biden predicted last month that the US China relationship would soon thaw, and some US government officials were also planning to visit China at an "appropriate time".
According to Reuters and Bloomberg, in this letter, McCall and Gallagher also urged the US government to strengthen cooperation with Japan and South Korea to support US measures and ensure that Japanese and South Korean companies do not fill the gap left by Micron in the Chinese market. "We must quickly cooperate with Japan and South Korea to ensure that Japanese and South Korean companies do not weaken Micron by taking away market share lost by China's' unreasonable boycott '."
Bloomberg reported that the two requested Raymond to provide a written response to his letter and relevant briefing before June 15th. A spokesperson for the US Department of Commerce said they have received this letter and will respond through appropriate channels.
Regarding the US approach to the above report, a netizen left a comment in the comments section of Reuters Twitter, bluntly stating, "We can't beat them one-on-one, so let's call others." ↓
According to previous reports, the market gap that emerged after Meiguang was restricted has attracted attention from South Korea and Japan. South Korean media believe that although South Korea may gain reflective benefits in the short term, China will increase the market share of domestic semiconductors and accelerate the rise of domestic semiconductor enterprises. In terms of pressure from the United States on South Korea to participate in containment against China, South Korean media believe that South Korea should minimize the economic losses caused by its security alliance. The Wall Street Journal believes that against the backdrop of intensified competition between China and the United States, Japan is also making efforts to restore its former position as a "hub" for chip manufacturing.
"In fact, it is already clear to the world who is unreasonably suppressing and distorting the market. People see that when China first began to review Micron, the White House demanded that the South Korean government prohibit South Korean chip manufacturers from filling the gap left by Micron in the Chinese market. It is so domineering." On May 23, the Global Times published an editorial article titled "Biting back at China on the Micron issue will cause teeth to crack." The article also said that in recent years, facing Washington's "small courtyards and high walls" and strong promotion of "decoupling and chain breaking", it is precisely China's consistent commitment to high-level opening up to the outside world and maintaining an open and inclusive world trade order that has to a considerable extent. Hedging the negative impact caused by Washington has greatly stabilized the global industrial and supply chains. Looking at the ruthlessness and ruthlessness of the United States in its extreme crackdown on Huawei, and the greed, recklessness, and lawlessness in its efforts to seize TikTok, Washington's trampling on free trade rules and fair competition principles has reached an extreme level. However, it is so heartfelt and unreasonable for the US to retaliate against a legitimate and necessary action taken by the Chinese side. We need to make them break their teeth, we need to make them weigh it carefully.
