According to the WeChat official account of the "Ministry of National Security", my country has implemented export controls on gallium and germanium-related items since August this year. Such a legitimate move has been maliciously interpreted by some foreign media. In fact, the purpose and significance of adopting export control this time is just as stated by my country's official media - this is a necessary move to maintain national security!
As early as 2009, news that an employee of a world mining giant company in China was subject to criminal coercive measures by the national security agency attracted widespread attention at home and abroad. These employees are all employees of the iron ore department of the company in China. According to the law, the national security agency retrieved the data of his office computer and found that there were detailed technical analysis of dozens of Chinese iron and steel enterprises and accurate parameters of each production process. It is precisely because of the leakage of these core data that it has caused huge economic losses to the country. The successful cracking of the case effectively safeguarded the security of national resources and avoided greater losses.
From more than ten years ago, when national security organs cracked important cases involving resource security according to law, to today, the country implements export controls on important mineral resources. my country's determination to maintain national resource security is consistent and completely reasonable and legal.
——This is a legitimate move to safeguard national security. Items related to gallium and germanium have obvious dual-use attributes for military and civilian use. Export controls are implemented in accordance with the law to ensure that they are used for legitimate purposes in order to maintain national security and better fulfill international obligations. The "Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates that the state may implement export controls on dual-use items and other goods related to the maintenance of national security and interests. The "Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates that the state may restrict or prohibit the export of relevant goods in order to maintain national security. Under the premise of the above-mentioned legal authorization, before the release of the control measures, my country also pre-notified the relevant countries through normal channels, which is fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory, and does not target any specific country.
- This is a reasonable move to ensure your own development. my country has been the world's largest importer and consumer of strategic mineral resources for many years in a row. It is now in the middle and late stages of industrialization and rapid urbanization. It promotes high-quality economic and social development and better meets the people's new expectations for a better life, making the country Demand for strategic mineral resources continues to rise. At the same time, the world has entered a new period of turbulence and change, the game between major powers has intensified, and the global political and economic structure has undergone profound adjustments. It is necessary to better coordinate resource development and security, development and protection, current and long-term, improve resource security and security levels, and effectively protect the economy. Sustained, reliable and effective supply of resources needed for social development. The control measures are reasonable and reasonable, and no one can blame them.
——This is a legitimate move in line with international practice. Most developed countries implement management and control measures for strategic mineral resources. The United States and the European Union have included gallium and germanium in the list of key minerals and paid special attention to them. The "Wassenaar Arrangement" control list of the multilateral export control mechanism led by the United States and Europe has included gallium and germanium in the scope of export control. Many WTO agreements also stipulate "security exceptions" clauses to support member states in taking relevant measures to maintain national security. Over the years, the proportion of gallium and germanium output that my country has provided to the world has greatly exceeded the proportion of my country's reserves in the world. Under such circumstances, the adoption of controls to properly control exports and reduce the loss of strategic resources is in line with international practice and the basis is very clear.
No matter from the historical perspective of human development or from the world perspective of the rise and fall of countries, resources and energy are not only the premise of human survival, but also the foundation of national development and the guarantee of national security. As early as April 15, 2014, when General Secretary Xi Jinping explained the overall national security concept for the first time, he proposed to build a national security system including resource security. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly requires that the construction of a security system including resources be strengthened to ensure the security of energy resources.
Resources and energy are closely related to national economy, people's livelihood and national security. Only by firmly holding the rice bowl of energy resources in our own hands can we achieve high-quality social and economic development, and the people will have more confidence to live and work in peace and contentment!
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