The United States and European chips are shipped to Russia, and the United States will no longer censor them! Behind the silence of Biden's dilemma
In order to prevent Russia from acquiring chip technology, Europe and the United States have formulated a policy to prohibit their subsidiaries from exporting chips to Russia. As a result, many companies had to suspend chip production in Russia and announce their closure.
But in the first nine months of last year, Russia imported 1.7 billion yuan worth of semiconductors and integrated circuits, mainly from US and European companies such as Intel, Texas Instruments and STF, according to Russian customs data, which means that US and European companies also continue to produce chips in a steady stream under tight control.
Previously, the U.S. side did not take any follow-up action on the chip, and there was no indication that the U.S. company had committed any violations in the production process. Since Huawei launched the Kirin chip, many American companies, including South Korean companies, have been investigated. But now it seems that they have not done anything, and there is no news from the American side, which is strange.
Will they let it go?
Actually, in my opinion, it's not that they don't want to intervene, but they can't. I say this because the current situation simply cannot be completely **.
After the release of these data, many of the companies involved in the transportation issued statements saying that they strictly adhered to the relevant regulations and monitored the transfer of chips. In other words, while Russian chips are designed by them, they are not produced by them. Therefore, it is impossible for the former United States to investigate the companies involved in the production of chips, after all, no matter how they conduct the investigation, it is legal.
And most of these chips are sold through distributors and other channels. With so many ** merchants and such a large range, even if Lao Mei wants to control it, it will take a lot of effort. Moreover, it is impossible to plug all the loopholes, because there are many distributors of each company's products, and there are many distributors among distributors. It's very difficult to investigate just one company, let alone the United States and Europe.
In short, although they want to lock down the place, there is no way to do it completely. Perhaps this is why the United States did not act drastically.
However, Biden now finds himself in a dilemma.
They can't be limited even if they want to, they can only be called"Lone wolf"。Moreover, such restrictions will only weaken their semiconductor technology and make other semiconductor-producing countries pay more attention to their technology. But if there are no restrictions, the allies will continue to wait for their decision with their fingers crossed. Therefore, it is best not to do certain things in the beginning so as not to get into a dilemma.
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