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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>BERLIN: The German government on Wednesday blocked the sale of a chip<\/a> factory to a Swedish subsidiary of a Chinese company, a decision that comes as Berlin grapples with its future approach to Beijing.

The move by the Cabinet follows a recent compromise over a Chinese shipping firm's investment in a German container terminal and a visit to Beijing last week by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

The government's red light was anticipated after German company Elmos said this week that
it<\/a> had been informed the 85 million-euro (dollar) sale of its chip factory in Dortmund to Silex Microsystems AB of Sweden would likely be prohibited. Silex is owned by Sai Microelectronics of China, according to German media.

Although the deal announced in December wasn't very significant financially and the technology involved apparently wasn't new, it raised concerns over the wisdom of putting German IT production capacity in Chinese hands.

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said the government also blocked a second planned investment by an investor from outside the
European Union<\/a>, but he wouldn't give details because it is still subject to the business confidentiality of the company involved.

In stopping both deals, Habeck said security in Germany must be protected and \"there is a particular need to protect critical production areas.\"

\"What is important is the political message that we are an open market economy, that foreign investments - including from countries outside the (European) Union - are wanted and welcome here, but an open market economy is not a naive market economy,\" he told reporters.

Western governments are increasingly wary about China's technology ambitions and assertive foreign policy. The United States and other governments have tightened controls on access to processor chips and other technology.

Scholz's nearly year-old government has signaled a departure from predecessor Angela Merkel's firmly trade-first approach to China. It plans to draw up a \"comprehensive China strategy.\"

That is still pending. But Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and others have made clear that Germany wants to avoid repeating mistakes it made with Russia, which used to supply more than half of the country's natural gas and now supplies none.

However, a decision last month pointed to unresolved questions about the extent to which Chinese companies should be allowed to invest in Europe's biggest economy.

Officials argued over whether to allow China's
COSCO<\/a> to take a 35% stake in a container terminal at the Hamburg port.

Members of two junior parties in the governing coalition opposed that deal, while Scholz, a former Hamburg mayor, downplayed its significance. The Cabinet eventually cleared COSCO to take a stake below 25%. Above that level, an investor can block a company's decisions.

Scholz is encouraging companies to diversify but not discouraging business with China. He said before his trip that \"we don't want decoupling from China\" but that \"we will reduce one-sided dependencies in the spirit of smart diversification.\"

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said earlier Wednesday that he didn't know about the chip factory sale but urged Scholz's government to treat Chinese companies equally.

Zhao called on Germany to \"provide a fair, open and non-discriminatory market environment for normal operation of all companies\" and avoid \"using national security as a pretext for protectionism.\"

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德国块中资公司的芯片工厂交易

内阁的举动之前最近的一次妥协了中国航运公司的投资在德国集装箱码头和一个由总理Olaf Scholz上周访问北京。

  • 2022年11月9日更新时间是06:58点坚持

柏林:周三德国政府封锁了出售芯片工厂的瑞典子公司一家中国公司,这一决定之际,柏林在未来北京的方法。

内阁的举动之前最近的一次妥协了中国航运公司的投资在德国集装箱码头和一个由总理Olaf Scholz上周访问北京。

政府的红灯是预期本周在德国公司埃尔莫说已经通知了85欧元(美元)出售其芯片工厂在多特蒙德Silex Microsystems AB瑞典可能会被禁止。Silex属于赛中国微电子,据德国媒体。

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尽管去年12月宣布的交易并不是非常重要的经济和技术参与显然不是新的,它表示关注把德国的智慧生产能力在中国手中。

德国经济部长罗伯特·Habeck说政府还封锁了第二个计划投资的投资者之外的欧盟,但他不会透露具体细节,因为它仍然是受公司的商业机密。

在停止交易,Habeck说在德国的安全必须得到保护,“有一种特别需要保护关键生产领域。”

“重要的是政治信息,我们是一个开放的市场经济,外国投资——包括从以外的国家(欧洲)联盟——希望和欢迎,但一个开放的市场经济不是一个天真的市场经济,”他告诉记者。

西方政府越来越担心中国的技术野心和自信的外交政策。美国和其他国家政府严格控制访问处理器芯片和其他技术。

朔尔茨近岁政府暗示离开前任德国总理安格拉•默克尔(Angela Merkel)是中国坚决trade-first方法。计划起草一份“全面的中国战略。”

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仍悬而未决。但外交部长Annalena Baerbock和其他人已经明确表示,德国希望避免重复错误,与俄罗斯,曾经超过一半的国家的天然气供应,现在没有供应。

然而,上个月决定指出解决问题的程度应该允许中国企业投资欧洲最大的经济体。

中国的官员争论是否允许中远将35%的股份在汉堡港口集装箱码头。

两个小政党的执政联盟成员反对这笔交易,虽然朔尔茨,前汉堡市长,淡化其意义。内阁最终清除远洋股份低于25%。超过这一水平,投资者可以阻止公司的决定。

朔尔茨是鼓励企业多元化但不是沮丧与中国的业务。旅行之前,他说:“我们不希望从中国分离”,但“我们将减少片面依赖的精神智能多元化。”

中国外交部发言人,赵Lijian周三早些时候表示,他不知道芯片工厂出售但敦促朔尔茨政府平等对待中国企业。

赵呼吁德国“提供一个公平、开放和非歧视性的市场环境正常运行的公司”,避免“以国家安全为借口保护主义。”

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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>BERLIN: The German government on Wednesday blocked the sale of a chip<\/a> factory to a Swedish subsidiary of a Chinese company, a decision that comes as Berlin grapples with its future approach to Beijing.

The move by the Cabinet follows a recent compromise over a Chinese shipping firm's investment in a German container terminal and a visit to Beijing last week by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

The government's red light was anticipated after German company Elmos said this week that
it<\/a> had been informed the 85 million-euro (dollar) sale of its chip factory in Dortmund to Silex Microsystems AB of Sweden would likely be prohibited. Silex is owned by Sai Microelectronics of China, according to German media.

Although the deal announced in December wasn't very significant financially and the technology involved apparently wasn't new, it raised concerns over the wisdom of putting German IT production capacity in Chinese hands.

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said the government also blocked a second planned investment by an investor from outside the
European Union<\/a>, but he wouldn't give details because it is still subject to the business confidentiality of the company involved.

In stopping both deals, Habeck said security in Germany must be protected and \"there is a particular need to protect critical production areas.\"

\"What is important is the political message that we are an open market economy, that foreign investments - including from countries outside the (European) Union - are wanted and welcome here, but an open market economy is not a naive market economy,\" he told reporters.

Western governments are increasingly wary about China's technology ambitions and assertive foreign policy. The United States and other governments have tightened controls on access to processor chips and other technology.

Scholz's nearly year-old government has signaled a departure from predecessor Angela Merkel's firmly trade-first approach to China. It plans to draw up a \"comprehensive China strategy.\"

That is still pending. But Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and others have made clear that Germany wants to avoid repeating mistakes it made with Russia, which used to supply more than half of the country's natural gas and now supplies none.

However, a decision last month pointed to unresolved questions about the extent to which Chinese companies should be allowed to invest in Europe's biggest economy.

Officials argued over whether to allow China's
COSCO<\/a> to take a 35% stake in a container terminal at the Hamburg port.

Members of two junior parties in the governing coalition opposed that deal, while Scholz, a former Hamburg mayor, downplayed its significance. The Cabinet eventually cleared COSCO to take a stake below 25%. Above that level, an investor can block a company's decisions.

Scholz is encouraging companies to diversify but not discouraging business with China. He said before his trip that \"we don't want decoupling from China\" but that \"we will reduce one-sided dependencies in the spirit of smart diversification.\"

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said earlier Wednesday that he didn't know about the chip factory sale but urged Scholz's government to treat Chinese companies equally.

Zhao called on Germany to \"provide a fair, open and non-discriminatory market environment for normal operation of all companies\" and avoid \"using national security as a pretext for protectionism.\"

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