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Lets hope that agent Scholz will do his duty then
"German industry faces collapse in case of refusal of Russian gas
"We are talking about the collapse of our industry, which has saved us through the corona pandemic," says S. Russwurm, President of the Federation of German Industries"
"German industry faces collapse in case of refusal of Russian gas
"We are talking about the collapse of our industry, which has saved us through the corona pandemic," says S. Russwurm, President of the Federation of German Industries"
1) I AM TOTALLY AGAINST THIS! SAY NO TO DRUGS!!!
2) On the other hand, I can see the advantages. Oppression will never be easier. The oppressed are stoned. If they should complain, dispense more drugs, and they get stoned outta their minds again. Oppression works!
U.S. expects more to join Russia sanctions: commerce official
Further export controls could be imposed on Chinese companies, Thea Kendler says.More countries will likely participate in U.S.-led efforts to sanction Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Thea Kendler told Nikkei, saying that there would also be no let up in controls of technology exports to China.
"I do expect that you will see more countries published as members of the coalition," said Kendler, who serves as the assistant secretary of commerce for export administration at the Bureau of Industry and Security. On Friday, the bureau added 120 organizations related to Russia and Belarus to the so-called entity list that are subject to export restrictions.
So far, 33 countries have introduced similar export restrictions on Russia. "We continue to work with our trading partners and friends around the world," Kendler said. Export restrictions become more effective if they are implemented by many countries. Kendler declined to identify any specific countries that might participate, but Singapore has announced its own export control measures against Russia, making it a potential Asia candidate to join. Japan has participated in sanctioning Russia from the beginning, and South Korea joined in early March. Washington was coordinating with Tokyo about possible sanctions even before the invasion of Ukraine.
The sanctions are already be felt in Russia, especially those targeting technology. Two Russian tank factories and local automakers stopped production because of a lack of access to foreign-made parts.
"If the circumstances change, we can change our controls. And it is possible that someday we would withdraw some of those [license] exceptions," Kendler said. "But we have no plans to do so right now."
Trade transactions through countries not participating in sanctions against Russia are a major issue. China and India are the two largest examples that could serve as a way to avoid the restrictions, and the Biden administration has warned it will impose penalties on companies that are violators.
"I think there are other countries that, even though they will not adopt similar controls because their system may not be as established for export controls, they will work with us to help us on implementation and enforcement," Kendler said.
As for working with Japan on export controls, Kendler said, "Given that our controls are in great alignment, it makes sense to talk about information sharing, so we can assure each other that we are implementing in a similar way."
On China, Kendler does not expect any loosening of restrictions on technology exports. In fact, she said, they could even be tightened.
"As much as the Russia crisis has occupied us these last couple of months, we have not diverted from our other national security priorities, and the modernization of China's military is the national security priority for us," Kendler said.
"I do anticipate that we will put additional companies on the entity list, whether they're from China or elsewhere," she said.
Washington is concerned about Beijing's drive to become more self-sufficient in semiconductors, and some members of Congress have called for tighter sanctions on China's national champion, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.
"Export controls are very nimble. We don't take anything off the table. It's always possible. By having SMIC on the entity list, we are able to scrutinize individual transactions and I think that that gives us a great deal of insight into what they are trying to acquire and from whom," she said.
The Export Control Reform Act of 2018 reestablished authority for the U.S. president to control dual-use exports for national security and foreign policy reasons. But some members of Congress have criticized the administration of not being aggressive enough in identifying emerging and foundational technologies that should be subject to the restrictions.
"We have been casting a wide net consistently, over time, to try to identify emerging technologies," Kendler said. "And we continue to do that now that the Congress has explicitly put that in our statute, as well."
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AKA. They want state and trade secrets from SMIC because they are trying to find a way to destroy it.
They are threatening India for buying Russian shit yet Biden giving the US exemptions for fertile liners and Europe buys like 500 million euros of oil per day.
Just ban all US technology products and isolate the US from the world.