据国际知名新闻机构路透社的最新报道,美国商会在上周四通过电子邮件向其会员透露了一个重大消息——拜登政府正紧锣密鼓地筹备,计划在下周尽快公布针对中国的一系列新的出口限制措施。再次将中美之间的贸易关系推向了风口浪尖。
路透社在周五获得的邮件摘录中明确指出,这个总部位于华盛顿、具有强大影响力的游说团体——美国商会,在邮件中表达了对即将出台的出口限制措施的详细阐述。据称,这些新规定有可能将多达200家中国芯片公司列入贸易限制名单之中,意味着这些公司将面临来自美国供应商的发货禁令,从而对其业务运营造成重大冲击。
邮件还进一步透露,负责监管美国出口政策的核心部门——美国商务部,已经确定了发布这些新法规的具体时间,即下周四,赶在感恩节假期之前。这一时间安排无疑显示了美国政府在推进此事上的紧迫性和决心。然而,当路透社试图就此事向美国商会进行进一步评论请求时,却未得到任何回应。同样,美国商务部也对此事保持了沉默,拒绝发表任何评论。
尽管官方尚未对此消息进行正式确认,但如果这一最新报道属实,那么它将具有深远的政治和经济意义。特别值得注意的是,这一举措的推出正值共和党当选总统唐纳德·特朗普的第二任期即将于明年1月开始之际。意味着尽管政权即将更迭,但拜登政府仍在不遗余力地推进其打击中国获取半导体技术的计划。
半导体作为现代科技产业的核心,其战略地位不言而喻。中美两国在全球半导体市场中的竞争和博弈,早已超越了简单的经济范畴,成为了两国科技实力、国家安全乃至国际地位的重要体现。拜登政府对中国实施这一系列出口管制措施的背后,是其对中国技术快速发展和崛起的深深忧虑。特别是当中国的技术有可能被用于增强军事力量时,这种担忧更是达到了前所未有的程度。
邮件中还提到,作为更广泛的人工智能计划的一部分,另一套旨在限制向中国出口高带宽内存芯片的规则预计将于下个月公布。高带宽内存芯片作为现代电子设备的核心组件之一,对于提升计算性能、推动人工智能等前沿技术的发展具有至关重要的作用。美国政府的这一限制措施,无疑将对中国在这些领域的研发和应用造成严重阻碍。
回顾过去,美国对中国的出口管制并非首次。早在路透社7月份的报道中,就曾透露过美国计划出台针对中国的新一轮出口管制措施,其中包括将约120家中国实体列入限制贸易名单。如今,这一数字已经扩大到了200家,美国政府在打击中国半导体产业上的力度和范围都在不断加大。
英文报道原文:
The Biden administration is set to unveil new export restrictions on China as soon as next week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told members in a Thursday email.
The new regulations could add up to 200 Chinese chip companies to a trade restriction list that bars most U.S. suppliers from shipping goods to the targeted firms, the email from the powerful Washington-based lobbying group said, according to an excerpt seen by Reuters on Friday.
The Commerce Department, which oversees U.S. export policy, plans to publish the new regulations "prior to the Thanksgiving break," next Thursday, according to the email.
The Chamber of Commerce did not respond to a request for comment. The Commerce Department declined to comment.
The update, if accurate, shows the Biden administration is plowing ahead with plans to further crack down on China's access to semiconductors even as the start of Republican President-elect Donald Trump's second terms in January approaches.
Another set of rules curbing shipments of high-bandwidth memory chips to China is expected to be unveiled next month as part of a broader artificial intelligence package, the email continues.
Biden has slapped a raft of export controls on China aimed at halting its technological advances, amid fears the technology could be used to bolster China's military.
Sources briefed on the matter said the first round of regulations are likely to include restrictions on chipmaking tool shipments to China.
Reuters reported in July that the U.S. planned to unveil a new package of export controls on China, including adding about 120 Chinese entities to its restricted trade list.