The advent of the 5G era has brought earth-shaking changes to the entire field of science and technology. Especially for China, 5G is blowing a new wave of technology in China.
Industries that were previously not valued by people have been valued; The sectors that we lagged behind in the past have gradually overtaken and moved forward steadily. It has even become one of the best in the world.
The development of China's science and technology is the last thing many developed countries want to see, and it is also their most taboo. Especially the United States, as the world's most powerful country in science and technology, China has become its number one target after 5G emerged.
In the end, the United States used scientific and technological sanctions against the mainland: chip warfare.
The chip war has caused serious trauma to the mainland technology industry, and Huawei has been unable to produce high-end chips, and its products have made slow progress. SMIC has not yet obtained its own EUV lithography machine products, and many plans have been delayed.
In the face of US sanctions, the mainland has never given up countermeasures.
One chip counteract
In order to counter the US chip war, the mainland began to carry out counter-sanctions on emerging technology technologies. First of all, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Commerce added a restricted material to the mainland's "China Catalogue of Prohibited and Restricted Export Technologies": rare earths.
Rare earths are very widely used, in the industrial and military fields, is an extremely important resource, but also extremely scarce resources, the global rare earth storage resources of about 120 million tons, and the continent occupies 44 million tons, is one of the countries with the largest share of rare earth resources in the world.
As a major exporter of rare earths, the continent has now banned the export of rare earths, which is undoubtedly the most effective blow to the United States. Not only that, regarding rare earth smelting technology, the mainland has also banned exports.
That is, countries in the world that want to buy rare earths must be smelted and processed in China before they can bring rare earths back.
For chip warfare, this is the best counterattack. Once the catalogue is officially implemented, countries should be troubled.
Rare earths, as key materials or cut off supply, is a countermeasure to the chip, obviously, the countermeasure has worked.
Second, foreign media: bypassing China's supply chain
Some foreign media said that Japan is bypassing China's rare earth supply chain.
Many people are curious, this is a war between China and the United States, what is Japan involved in? First of all, it is an indisputable fact that Japan has always been a lackey of the United States; Second, China's rare earth sanctions not only have a great impact on the United States, but also on Japan.
Although Japan's demand for rare earths in the military field is not high, as a manufacturing country, Japan's demand for rare earths is extremely high.
Rare earths are an important element of chip manufacturing, and in the key link of packaging closed loop, the role of rare earths is very large, and the demand is also high.
In the information age, chips are widely used in various industries, and chips are used in automobiles, electronic products, etc. As a major automobile manufacturer, Japan's demand for chips is extremely high.
In the early days of US sanctions against China, Japan has been closely following the strategy of the United States, and the most important reason is also because the important technology of chips is controlled by the United States.
However, now it seems that although the United States controls the chip, it is not the real winner, and the rare earths owned by China are the real big guys.
Chips can be created and surpassed, technology can be replaced, but resources cannot. The only one in the world that can provide 17 heavy earth heavy metals is China, and this ability cannot be replaced or surpassed.
Heavy rare earths are mainly used in the military field, and play a very large role in large weapons such as artillery shells and fighters, which can not only extend their service life, but also increase lethality.
China's rare earths, like oil in the Middle East, are an enviable existence and the continent's most important resource weapon.
With resources in hand, we are not afraid of any sanctions imposed by the United States. Under its self-cutting, China's science and technology have not regressed, but have risen steadily, and many companies have woken up and understood that only by mastering technology can they have the right to speak and not be controlled.
It is believed that China's science and technology will usher in spring, and the future will be better and better.