Abaphathi bakaTrump ngokusobala bahlela ukuthatha esinye isinyathelo sokulwa nezinkampani zase China. Kulokhu umengameli uzama ukwengeza SMIC kanye ne-CNOOC ohlwini lwayo olumnyama lwezinkampani zamasosha aseChina okusolwa ukuthi zikhona.
Ngokwalo mbiko Reuters, sekuvele imibhalo nemithombo ethi uDonald Trump uhlose ukufaka izinkampani ezintsha ohlwini lwabashokobezi ngenxa yezinsolo zokusebenzisana nohulumeni waseChina. Abaphathi kubikwa ukuthi bahlela ukunciphisa ukufinyelela kwabo kubatshalizimali baseMelika, okungenzeka ukuthi kubhebhethekise ukungezwani phakathi kweBeijing neWashington. Kuyenzeka futhi emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi kokuthi uMongameli-okhethwe uJoe Biden angene esikhundleni njengoMongameli olandelayo waseMelika.
Phambilini kwabikwa ukuthi uMnyango Wezokuvikela waseMelika uhlela ukuthi uqoke amanye amafemu amane aseChina aphethwe noma aphethwe ngamasosha aseChina. Ukwengezwa kwezinkampani ezintsha ohlwini lwabashokobezi kuzoletha inani eliphelele lezinkampani ezithintekayo zaseChina zifike ku-35. Kulabo abangazi, i-SMIC ingumkhiqizi we-chip ohamba phambili e-China kanti i-CNOOC ingumkhiqizi ovelele wase-China osebenzisa uwoyela negesi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-oda lakamuva likaMongameli Trump livimbele abatshalizimali baseMelika ekuthengeni ukuphepha kwamafemu asohlwini oluqala ngonyaka ozayo. Yize kungacaci ukuthi abaphathi bazofaka nini izinkampani zombili ohlwini, imibhalo kanye nemithombo emithathu ikhombisa ukuthi i-SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp) kanye ne-CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corp) kungekudala bazofakwa kwi-Federal Register.
I-SMIC selokhu yathi isazoqhubeka "nokuzibandakanya ngendlela eyakhayo nevulekile nohulumeni wase-US," yaze yakuphika lokho, yathi imikhiqizo yayo nezinsizakalo zayo kusetshenziselwa ezomphakathi nezentengiselwano kuphela, hhayi ukusetshenziswa kwezempi. Uqhubeke wengeza ngokuthi "ayihlobene namasosha aseChina futhi ayenzi imikhiqizo yanoma ngubani osebenzisa impi noma oyisebenzisayo." ISMIC ithembele kakhulu kwimishini evela kubahlinzeki baseMelika, ngakho-ke ukuphenywa ngabaphathi bakaTrump kungabeka izithiyo ezinkulu ekusebenzeni kwayo.
