Social Comment: Britain is setting yourself in an awkward position

A Chinese -funded company reached an agreement with the British side last year to acquire a "unknown" chip factory. After nearly a year, the incident has changed. After the United States opposed the acquisition case, the British government re -launched a new national security review. According to media reports, Washington, especially the US Congress, will "strongly put pressure on" to prevent the acquisition. The results of the Guoan review in the UK are now coming out, and it is said that "the transaction may be lifted."

In our opinion, the process of the whole thing is very much like the United States forced Britain to swallow a bitter fruit. Because of the mutual benefit and win -win, and standardized and legal business cooperation between other countries, this obviously violates international business rules. And everyone knows that the cancellation of this acquisition will inevitably cause damage to British interests and reputation. However, the British government faced the illegal behavior of Washington, and did not have the courage to propose objections. It was a good, hard -to -speak but refused to return. In fact, it shows that London's own mentality and atmosphere of China have also had problems.

It is necessary to point out that this non -normal situation is not a case, and it is representative in today's US Western world. According to BBC, it is a "disorder" state of China policy.

Even the British themselves admit that although the chip factory that has been acquired this time is known as "the largest semiconductor company in the UK", it is already a backward "old technology". The technology only reaches 200 nanometer processes, and the world's most cutting -edge 3 -nanometer process There is a huge gap between between. It does not involve any national defense industry intelligence or high -sensitive technologies, and it cannot talk about the so -called "national security risk". Now some people in the UK and Washington have "safe" that they have proved that their thinking about China has reached its seriousness.

The reason why Chinese -funded enterprises see this chip factory is because there are complementary products in products and markets. The combination of both parties can produce a win -win effect. Those who think that acquisitions can help China's semiconductor industry's development or even rise, which is really ridiculous.

Before being acquired by Chinese capital, the British chip factory was already in debt. In other words, it is not a fragrant fragrant, but an ordinary enterprise waiting for rescue to be rescued. Thanks to the division of labor of economic globalization, China's investment has made it a new life, but the "Guoan Censorship" is artificially cutting its vitality. A employee said to British media with pessimism: "I can't see the light in the future." And economic issues are more than 450 employees of this factory?

British Prime Minister Johnson stated in the response to the acquisition case last year. "I don't want the British to appear against the Middle School. Johnson also assigned its national security adviser to conduct a security review. In April this year, the media reported that its national security adviser has concluded that there is no sufficient security issue for the acquisition case, and "the British government does not need to intervene." But shortly after the pressure of Washington, Britain launched a new survey. It is regrettable that Britain's rational and pragmatic attitude towards China has been defeated under its domestic anti -China forces and Washington's pinch. Britain is setting itself in an embarrassing position of an imbalance in about to be.

BBC said in the report that the case raised a bigger core issue for the British -what is the government's overall strategy of Chinese policy? How does the government define the balance between China's investment and security risks? It is not difficult to see that these are deeply questioned the current "disorders" of Britain to China. When formulating the maximum consideration of China policy, gradually from the vital interests of the British citizens, to the unrealistic ideology or the transfer of security risks, or even Washington's opinion, there will be more and more British or companies feel the benefits. Pain injured for no reason.

As far as the acquisition case is concerned, No. 10 Tangning Street may still be doing the final balance. If it is still in the event of irrational and discriminatory requirements, then it needs to apologize to the British employees involved in innocent. Compensation preparation for Chinese -funded enterprises. This may be the minimum respect for Britain.

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