Text by Sanxuan

After the rise of China's semiconductor industry, it has made the US and Europe very envious. They seize every opportunity to suppress it. Not long ago, even the Netherlands has taken a backstab.

Recently, Anshide Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Chinese company Wen Tai Technology, was suddenly ordered by the Dutch government to be frozen, including assets and intellectual property, worth 14.7 billion yuan, for a period of one year.

The term "freezing" is familiar to everyone. Previously, Russia's assets in Western countries were also frozen, which actually meant stealing openly.

This is not all. The Netherlands court has also awarded 99% of Anshide Semiconductor's shares to a third party for custody, claiming it is to protect the supply chain security, but there are no other details provided. It is likely that the judge themselves feel ashamed.

It is worth noting that the day before the Dutch government robbed, the US government had just announced sanctions against Wen Tai Technology. Therefore, some analysts believe that the Dutch government is cooperating with the US to conduct unjust suppression on Chinese semiconductor companies, in order to please Trump.

In fact, this matter may have nothing to do with the US. Of course, this does not mean that the US can freely sanction Chinese companies. It's just that the Dutch freezing of Anshide Semiconductor's assets and the US implementing export controls are unrelated.

According to U.S. media reports, Wen Tai Technology's executives directly told investors in a phone call that the Dutch government is just using the new U.S. regulations as an excuse, making the U.S. take the blame. In reality, they just want to take control of Anshide Semiconductor themselves.

Keep in mind, in the semiconductor field, Europe's anxiety is no less than that of the United States. The U.S. at least has industry leaders like Intel, which has a significant advantage in technology. The EU, apart from shouting slogans every day, calling for "semiconductor autonomy," has not taken any practical actions so far.

This is a common practice of the EU, with big thunder but little rain, mainly relying on mouth power, saying something means doing it, but when it comes to real results, they cannot produce anything, so they resort to some underhanded tactics.

It just happens that the U.S. issued new regulations, and the Netherlands itself is too afraid to confront China, so it hides behind the U.S., trying to get away with it.

The funniest thing is, possibly worried about angering Trump, the U.S. hasn't said anything yet, but the Netherlands jumped out first, saying that this has nothing to do with the U.S. at all, it's just a coincidence. This kind of explanation is somewhat like a classic example of "there's a silver lining in every cloud."

Of course, the U.S. isn't much better. As a leading Chinese semiconductor company, Wen Tai Technology has always been seen as a thorn in the side of the US and Europe. Unjust suppression is routine, but it's the first time we've seen the Netherlands act without warning and directly rob it. Indeed, when it comes to being a robber, Europe has the most experience.

Wen Tai Technology is also very hardworking. It started as an unremarkable small company, steadily building up step by step, and finally achieved today's success. Now, it is stolen by a single order from the Dutch government. Where can you go to seek justice?

Luckily, they are backed by a strong motherland. The China Semiconductor Industry Association and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have spoken out, absolutely not allowing Chinese domestic assets to be stolen. When Chinese companies develop overseas, it's for win-win cooperation, not to be sacrificed. Whoever dares to act, the Chinese government will not sit idly by.

No matter whether it is the U.S. or the Netherlands, anyone who dares to covet Chinese enterprise assets will have to pay the price for their actions. As the old saying goes, we don't provoke trouble, but we won't fear it either. If Western countries want to forcefully grab, they should see if they can afford it.

Original: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7561007619361292846/

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