Purchase
authorization: The European Union has made a rare exception and allowed Ukraine
to use part of its defense loan funds to purchase critical components for
military drones in China, while European Union is short of them.
Global
dependency: Most of the world’s drone engines and rare earth magnets are
processed in China, so Ukraine, even when localizing, has to purchase some
components through international chains from China.
This makes
the EU’s conflict with China over Ukraine seem strange, even Landsbergis-like.
“China on Friday banned the sale of products that can be
used for both civilian and military purposes to 14 European Union (EU)
companies, citing national security concerns.
The move came a day after the EU imposed similar export
restrictions on 51 new entities, including Chinese and Hong Kong companies it
accused of supporting Russia in Ukraine.
“In order to safeguard national security and national
interests, China has decided to add 14 EU entities, including Lafert Group, to
its export control list,” China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.
The ban, which takes effect on Friday, “will prohibit
exporters from selling dual-use goods to the entities,” the ministry added.
A spokesman for China’s Ministry of Commerce said the ban
was “a response to the EU’s scandalous actions” a day earlier.
The 14
entities include Italian electric motor manufacturer Lafert Group and German
arms manufacturer Rheinmetall.
The list also includes Dutch shipbuilding company IHC, which
produces heavy marine equipment, and Czech company Tatra Trucks, which produces
military vehicles.
The ban also prevents foreign organizations and individuals
from supplying dual-use goods from China to these fourteen European entities.”
Geographic Spread: Affected firms span multiple European
nations, including entities based in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, the
Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and Lithuania.
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