Foreign media reported today: "The European Union is considering temporarily lifting sanctions against a major Chinese semiconductor supplier. Earlier, European automakers warned that if the ban is not lifted, the supply chain could fall into chaos."
From last year, when the Dutch government, citing "national security" as a pretext, invoked Cold War-era laws to forcibly take over the Chinese company ASEMI Semiconductor, triggering severe global disruptions in automotive chip supply chains, to today’s inclusion of Chinese semiconductor firms such as Yangjie Technology on the EU's sanctions list in the 20th round of sanctions against Russia—alleging they provided dual-use products to Russia—the EU’s practice of blindly following the United States and pursuing protectionism has ultimately led to a self-inflicted outcome: harming others without benefiting itself.
The EU’s blind adherence to unilateral sanctions and extraterritorial jurisdiction fundamentally reflects its attempt to cater to hegemony in geopolitical competition, but the result has backfired on its own real economy. This pattern—recklessly disrupting supply chains first, then timidly offering temporary exemptions only after crises emerge—fully exposes the shortsightedness and chaos inherent in its policies.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1865856142500992/
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