美國針對中國收購德國公司發出警告

The German government withdrew its approval for a Chinese firm to purchase Aixtron, which makes semiconductor equipment, after the US secret services raised security concerns, a German media report said Wednesday.

在美國特務機關提出安全擔憂後，德國政府收回中國企業收購半導體制造企業愛思強的許可，德國媒體週三報道。

Germany unexpectedly announced on Monday that it had reversed its stance on the 670-million-euro takeover ($730-million) by China's Grand Chip Investment, saying it was putting the deal back under review.

週一德國意外的宣佈稱自己在有關福建大芯片投資公司的7.3億美元的收購案上發生了立場的轉變，稱將對這個交易進行審查。

The German economy ministry said the decision was made after new "security-related information" came to light, but gave no further details.

德國經濟部稱在“安全相關的信息”浮出水面後才作出了這個決定，沒有給出更進一步的細節說明。

Citing German intelligence sources, the Handelsblatt daily reported that the U-turn came after the US secret services intervened to block the deal.

《德國商報》援引德國情報來源的話說，之所以有這個180度的大轉變，是因爲美國特務機關介入阻止了這個交易。

"US authorities alerted Germany's chancellory that Aixtron products could potentially have military uses," it said. "Sources said Washington feared that China could use chips from Aixtron in its nuclear programme."

“美國當局警告德國大臣，稱愛思強的產品可能會用在軍事用途上，”該報道稱。“情報消息來源稱華盛頓擔心中國會將愛思強產品用在覈項目中。”

A spokeswoman for the German economy ministry declined to comment on the article.

德國經濟部發言人拒絕就此事發表評論。