🔴 Otro PAÍS FRENA la AMBICIÓN y EXPANSIÓN de China en los semiconductores

The German government has banned the sale to China of two companies one focused on Chip manufacturing and the other to semiconductors The announcement was made by the minister of economy And vice chancellor Robert Habeck One of the companies is Elmo Semiconductor based in Dortmund western Germany Habeck did not explicitly mention the second one for privacy reasons although according to local media it is the Bavarian company Airs Electronics In both cases the decision is justified by the need to ensure security ational as Habeck revealed to the press According to a Reuters report a spokesperso Airs Electronics stated there were no plans to sell the company but that it had been exploring the option of obtaining investments from a private Chinese firm Habeck emphasized that critical production sectors require special protection Habeck indicated that given the geopolitical situation the step taken by the cabine It is consistent and urged to be alert to commercial operations that hide interests opponents of those in Germany In a statement released to the media the The Green Minister also specified that in particular in the semiconductor production sector It is important to protect Germany's and Europe's technological and economic sovereignty and he added at the role of the government is precisely to prevent the negative effects of certa operations Of course Germany is and will remain open to investments but we are not going to be naive either According to German media the company tha It aimed to acquire Elmo Semiconductors factory which employs about 200 workers is the Silex Microsystems factory a subsidiary of the Chinese corporation Sight Microelectronics At the end of October the German government gave the go-ahead for the sale of a part of one From the port operators of Hamburg to the Chinese giant Costco The controversial decision was criticized for the alleged risk to national security However at that time If the operator's partial acquisition was authorized under a series of conditions Designed to minimize Costco's influence on the company while in the Elmo operation this would not have been possible according to Habeck The German government's decision comes at a time of great sensitivity regarding relations between Berlin and Beijing Germany is struggling between the need to mainta e trade flows with China and the challenge of reducing its dependence to avoid falling into The same mistakes that were made with Moscow and hydrocarbons The government of Olaf Scholz is currently working on a new strategy regarding The Chinese Communist Party Previous governments considered China a strategic partner while the new one classifies it as a systemic rival On Wednesday in statements to journalists Habeck said that China was conducting quote a