NVIDIA and ASML are a clear example of this. The United States created a very specific directive for graphics card maker NVIDIA to remove the RTX 4090 from the Chinese market late last year, forcing the company to release a stripped-down version, the RTX 4090D, which if respected the new restrictions that the Biden administration had established.
ASML, a Dutch company, also noted how the Biden administration pressured the country’s government to ban the sale of lithography machines more advanced towards China, allowing it to continue selling older models which, obviously, do not interest the country of Xi Jinping.
The head of Casa Blanca, John Kirby, affirmed that there was no pressure on the country’s government to limit exports to China and that the company had to make the decision to be unilateral and that the escapism of its government was not enforced. wing national security not to global security.
Relations between the two countries, which are not going through their best moment, and the best proof of this is the interview that the Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands, Tan Jian, gave to the NRC newspaper and in which he declared that his country could react in several ways The United States is trying to curb innovation in the country, to insulate it from the most advanced technology in chip manufacturing.
In addition, it also affirms that the movement against China that the United States exercises does not end up affecting the relationship with Europe, despite the decision of the government of the Netherlands, with which they want to intensify dialogue to prevent this prohibition. continue to intensify in the future.
National security in danger
The reason why the United States still claims to undertake this type of move has to do with the country’s national security, because it wants to prevent China from creating sophisticated technology that can be used to spy on and/or intercept communications. According to Tan Jian, the United States has extended its security ideal to any technological development, even if it has absolutely nothing to do with military technology, and continually pressures many countries to follow suit. same path.
Fortunately, some European countries do not base their moves solely on that country’s demands, as happened with AMSL in the Netherlands. The Chinese government is convinced that European countries will not give in to any demands of the Joe Biden government in its strategy of limiting innovation because, in the long term, this could affect diplomatic relations with the European Union and affect all countries members.
Many Asian companies face increasing scrutiny and political pressure due to the spread of misinformation that characterizes the country as equal parts competitors and rivals, according to China’s ambassador to the Netherlands. What is clear is that as long as the United States continues to believe The center of the world and all countries dance to the same tune, the only thing we can hope for is that relations with China become so tense that they even break down. Considering that this country is the factory of the world, the consequences can be very serious.
