美國官方表示 - 限制措施後，向俄羅斯的芯片出口暴跌 90%

Recently Yahoo News on-line reported the following:

Chip exports to Russia plunged by 90% after curbs-U.S. official

Wed, June 29, 2022 at 7:38 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global exports of semiconductors to Russia have plummeted by 90% since the United States and allies slapped export controls on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Wednesday.

Raimondo, speaking at an annual Commerce Department conference, also said that controls placed on Russia's aerospace sector were hammering its ability to generate revenue and support military aviation.

"Russia may be forced to ground between half and two-thirds of its commercial aircraft in the next four years in order to cannibalize them for spare parts," she added.

The remarks came a day after U.S. President Joe Biden's administration added five companies in China to a trade blacklist on Tuesday for allegedly supporting Russia's military and defense industrial base, flexing its muscle to enforce sanctions against Moscow.

The United States has worked with allies to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for the invasion, which Moscow calls a "special operation", by sanctioning a raft of Russian companies and oligarchs and adding others to a trade blacklist.

While U.S. officials had previously said that China was generally complying with the restrictions, Washington has vowed to closely monitor compliance and rigorously enforce the regulations.

On Wednesday, Raimondo also doubled down on threats to "shut down" China's top chipmaker SMIC if it is found to be supplying chips to Russia.

"What if SMIC or other Chinese-based semiconductor companies are found supplying chips to Russia?" she said. "We will shut them down and we can, because almost every chip in the world and in China is made using U.S. equipment and software and I intend to make good on that commitment if it's necessary."

Translation

華盛頓（路透社）- 美國商務部長 Gina Raimondo 週三表示，自美國及其盟國因莫斯科入侵烏克蘭而對莫斯科實施出口管制以來，全球對俄羅斯的半導體出口銳減 90%。

Raimondo 在商務部年度會議上發表講話時還表示，對俄羅斯航空航天部門的出口管制正在削弱其創收和支持軍用航空的能力。

她補充說： “俄羅斯可能會在未來四年內被迫停飛一半到三分之二的商用飛機，以便將它們用作備用零件。”

此前一天，美國的總統拜登政府週二將五家中國公司加入貿易黑名單，理由是它們涉嫌支持俄羅斯的軍事和國防工業基地，展示其對莫斯科實施制裁的力量。

美國與盟國合作懲罰俄羅斯總統普京的入侵行動，莫斯科稱之為 “特別行動” ，制裁大量俄羅斯公司和寡頭，並將其他人列入貿易黑名單。

儘管美國官員此前曾表示，中國總體上遵守了這些制裁，但華盛頓誓言要密切監控遵守情況並嚴格執行這些規定。

週三，Raimondo 還加倍威脅要 “關閉” 中國最大的芯片製造商中芯國際，如果它被發現向俄羅斯供應芯片。

“如果發現中芯國際或其他中國半導體公司向俄羅斯供應芯片怎麼辦？” 她說: “我們會關閉它們，我們可以，因為世界上和中國的幾乎所有芯片都是使用美國設備和軟件製造的，如果有必要，我打算兌現這一承諾。”

So, global exports of semiconductors to Russia have dropped by 90% since the United States and allies are exercising export controls on Moscow. Washington has vowed to closely monitor whether China will supply chips to Russia. It is interesting to note how China will position itself regarding Russian aggressions in Ukraine.