The United States' recent suppression of China has never stopped. First, it repeatedly sent warships and aircraft to operate in the South China Sea and near the Taiwan Strait, seriously infringing on China's sovereignty. Later, it proposed a "global infrastructure plan" at the G7 summit to counter China's "Belt and Road Initiative" "Now the United States has done everything possible to curb China's development, and Chinese companies have once again become the target of suppression.
According to reports, on June 28, the Biden administration put five Chinese companies on the trade blacklist. The reason given by the United States was that these five Chinese companies were suspected of conducting related trade with the Russian military and supporting Russia's Military industry and defense industry.
The U.S. Department of Commerce responded, saying that these Chinese companies had trade relations with the Russian military before the conflict between Russia and Ukraine broke out, and continued to cooperate with Russian companies sanctioned by the United States after the war broke out. ; This time the U.S. will also impose sanctions on the Russian military. Thirty-six companies from Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam and other countries were included in the entity list, and these companies were accused of supporting the Russian military and defense industrial base.
In response, the US Deputy Secretary of Commerce stated in a statement that this action by the United States sends a strong message to entities and individuals around the world, that is, if any companies want to continue to support Russia, the United States will sever ties with them.
The United States should have nothing to do with Russia now and can only choose this method to demonstrate to Russia. Prior to this, U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen once proposed that the reason for targeting Russia’s defense industry is to weaken Russia. President Vladimir Putin's capabilities and further combating his war against Ukraine, she stressed that Russia has been affected by low morale, supply chain disruptions and logistical shortcomings.
It seems that the United States has begun to use the "Spiritual Victory Act." It is reported that the United States has also banned the import of gold produced from Russia. Among the latest sanctions, it also involves Russian gold overseas. Russia produces about 10% of the world's gold every year. Gold is its largest non-energy export, and gold is also an important asset of the Russian Central Bank. However, gold is a hard currency that the United States can sell to other countries without Russia, so it will not have a big impact.
In addition to targeting Russia this time, the United States is also targeting China. Regarding the US government’s “blacklisting” of five Chinese companies, the Chinese Embassy in the United States immediately responded strongly : China’s position on the situation in Ukraine has never changed, and It has never provided military assistance to Russia. China and Russia maintain normal trade cooperation, and the interests of Chinese companies should not be harmed. China firmly opposes the US move and will take "necessary measures" to protect the interests of Chinese companies. .
In the recent G7 summit and the upcoming NATO summit, China has become the focus of attention. The United States has exposed its own problems. Biden stated that the G7 will raise 600 billion US dollars to help When developing countries carry out infrastructure construction, the implication is to confront China’s “Belt and Road” initiative.
The US government has begun to provoke China in many aspects. Chinese companies are the key targets of the US. The US has repeatedly used the so-called "violation of national security" as an excuse to threaten Huawei , ZTE and other Chinese companies. and suppression, in order to realize its intention to dominate the communications field. Because it has gained communications hegemony, the United States can monitor the communications networks of any country in the world at will. However, the astonishing development speed of Chinese companies has affected the United States, so the United States is worried that it The hegemony was deprived.
At the same time, China is also expanding its "circle of friends". After the BRICS 5 countries reached a consensus on planning to expand their membership, two countries have already applied for plans, namely Argentina and Iran , Iran's diplomacy A spokesman for the ministry said that Iran applied to become a member of the BRICS. Argentine President also expressed his desire to join the BRICS cooperation mechanism when attending international meetings.
Russian experts said that the old system in the world today is collapsing, and the efficiency of international organizations is also constantly decreasing. Therefore, the BRICS countries need more new members to join, because the BRICS countries are not a closed club. It is not an exclusive "small circle", so the expansion of membership is of great significance; Argentina and Iran have strong influence in their respective regions and occupy important positions in the fields of agriculture and energy respectively, so they have a strong influence on the BRICS countries. complementarity.
To forge iron, you need to be strong yourself. Waving the big stick of sanctions is a common method of the United States. In today's international situation, China should work with Russia to operate and expand the BRICS organization to form a strong alliance and have sufficient development Space confronts the West to ensure that its own interests are not infringed upon by any country.
