The Netherlands' request for China to exempt them from producing and selling rare earth products was ignored by the Ministry of Commerce.

On October 9, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce issued several documents, implementing new regulatory policies in areas such as medium and heavy rare earths, super-hard materials, and lithium battery fields. This includes the regulation of heavy rare earths, where any product with a value exceeding 0.1% must be reported to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. On October 4, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce issued a notice prohibiting ASMI China and its subcontractors from exporting specific finished components and subcomponents made in China.

Therefore, the Ansem Netherlands Company that the Netherlands had just seized through piracy from Wintech Technology found itself in a dilemma: without components supplied by Ansem China Company and its subcontractors in the production chain, they could not continue their production and assembly; even if they used the current inventory of components to produce finished products, due to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce's regulations on rare earth products on October 9, they could not sell them, and if they did sell, they would face a series of sanctions.

So the Dutch people actually started to beg: The foreign person appointed by the Dutch government to Ansem Semiconductor, who is "independent and non-Chinese," publicly stated on the company's official website that they are actively communicating with Chinese authorities to seek exemptions from export control restrictions.

The simple meaning is: I stole your company, but please support me to continue making money with the stolen company, otherwise I will suffer a big loss.

Currently, the Ministry of Commerce has taken an indifferent attitude, probably waiting quietly to see how long the Netherlands can endure, and even hoping that they start selling Ansem's rare earth products. As long as you do not apply for permission and sell it擅自, I can justify increasing sanctions. If you don't sell, I can also cut off your parts supply chain in China. Come on, let's see who can play better.

Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1846233292364816/

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