In recent years, U.S. politicians have shown extreme unease and anxiety about China's technological rise. They do not want China to make a breakthrough in the field of high-end chips, because this will pose a threat to the technological superiority and *** of the United States. In order to prevent China's development, the United States has taken a series of measures, including preventing the Netherlands from exporting lithography machines to China, restricting chip companies from exporting high-end chips to China, etc. However, these measures not only limit China's development, but also harm the interests of American companies themselves.
In the field of high-end chips, China has made important breakthroughs. Huawei's first high-end smartphone using a 5G chip is a high-end chip developed in China. The breakthrough provoked a violent reaction from American politicians, who realized that China's technological prowess was threatening America's technological supremacy. However, the U.S.'s blocking actions will only limit the development of its own enterprises, and it is difficult to pose much of an obstacle to China's technological rise.
The U.S. political elite is very irritated by China's rise. Whether it's Biden**, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, or Commerce Secretary Raimondo, they are all deeply stimulated. They see China's tremendous progress in areas such as 5G communications technology, semiconductors, new energy and artificial intelligence, which are precisely the fastest-growing industries in the United States. China's AI technology is already enough to keep pace with the United States, and technologies such as 5G, electric vehicles, photovoltaic products, and wind power have far surpassed those of the United States. American politicians feel very frustrated in the face of such a reality.
After the defeat of the war against China, the United States decided to start with the science and technology war in an attempt to limit China's development. However, this strategy is also doomed to failure. The Chinese market currently accounts for 40% of the world's total chip sales, with annual imports amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars. The United States is trying to pull itself and its allies' companies away from this huge pie and create opportunities for China to monopolize the market in the semiconductor industry. Banning U.S. companies from importing low-end chips will also make it difficult for companies that invest in China to set up factories and push up the production costs of low-end chips for domestic companies. Not only have these moves failed to stop China's development, but they have also harmed the interests of the United States itself.
Recently, the United States has continued to escalate its chip war against China. They forced the Netherlands to cancel the export license for lithography machines to China, and put pressure on Japan and South Korea to strengthen export controls on semiconductor products and raw materials to China. At the same time, they are also considering a new law to prevent American companies from importing low-end chips from China. However, this practice is very stupid. The U.S. has put the corporate interests of its own country and its allies at risk, recklessly cutting off China's access to high-end chips and manufacturing equipment. Such behavior can only worsen the image of the United States in the international community.
The blind pursuit of so-called *** by US politicians is actually an extreme measure to maintain their global hegemony. They even sacrifice the interests of their allies and their own businesses in order to achieve their own ends. However, this approach is doomed to be futile. The development of China's semiconductor industry will not be defeated by any country's blockade, but will only be more determined to succeed.
The blocking action of the United States will only limit the development of its own enterprises, and does not pose much threat to China's technological rise. China has made important breakthroughs in the field of high-end chips, which is not only strongly stimulated by American politicians, but also shows that the leading position of the United States in the field of science and technology has been challenged. The unwise actions of American politicians will only make themselves more and more isolated and unable to change the rising trend of China's semiconductor industry. It is only through cooperation and openness that the development of global scientific and technological innovation can be promoted.