原标题：法国谋求“地缘政治独立性”心有余而力不足（观象台）日前，法国总统马克龙表明了其在第二个任期的外交雄心。         Workers produce electronic components for exports at a factory in Xinle, North China's Hebei Province, on June 16, 2026. Photo: VCG
China's exports of integrated circuits (ICs) reached $216.02 billion in the first seven months of 2026, up 99.5 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Friday. 
Chinese experts said that rising global artificial intelligence (AI) demand is a factor, but the main drivers of the leap in chip exports are the country's technological breakthroughs and upgraded industrial chain.
The robust growth in IC exports also came as China's overall foreign trade saw stable expansion. According to data released by the GAC, the sound upward trend in China's foreign trade continued in July, with growth of 19.2 percent year-on-year to reach 4.66 trillion yuan ($686.26 billion), remaining above 4 trillion yuan for the fifth consecutive month. 
In the first seven months of the year, total foreign trade in goods amounted to 30.13 trillion yuan, up 17.3 percent year-on-year, the data showed.
"Since the start of this year, China's economy has forged ahead against headwinds and moved toward innovation-driven, higher-quality development, providing strong underpinning for the growth of foreign trade," said Lü Daliang, an official with the GAC.
According to the GAC, China's exports of electromechanical products reached 11.12 trillion yuan between January and July, up 21.2 percent year-on-year. They accounted for 63.8 percent of the country's total exports, up 3.8 percentage points on a yearly basis.
There was notable progress in green and low-carbon products, with exports of electric vehicles (EVs) and lithium batteries rising by 71.2 percent and 35.8 percent, respectively, while exports of 3D printers soared by 110 percent, with industrial robots jumping 13.2 percent and ships 32.7 percent.
"The surge in China's chip exports reflects breakthroughs in multiple aspects," Fu Liang, a Beijing-based tech analyst, told the Global Times on Friday. Fu pointed to a rise in mature-node capacity, industrial and supply chain resilience, and scale production advantages of Chinese companies.
As demand for chips in automotive electronics, industrial control systems, and household appliances keeps rising, China-made mature-process chips - backed by reliable supply capability and strong cost-performance - have become an indispensable link in the global supply chain, Fu said.
Meanwhile, there has been an upgrade in China's chipmaking industry, such as the new chip design approach at Huawei based on the company's Tau Scaling Law, and the international competitiveness of China-made chips is expected to increase, supporting further growth in exports, the expert noted.
China recently issued a revised regulation on protection of IC layout-designs. Scheduled to take effect on October 15 this year, the regulation aims to strengthen the protection and application of layout-designs, and improve registration and management systems by elevating proven practices into regulations, while also aligning with relevant laws and international treaties.
These institutional upgrades are unfolding alongside broader efforts to expand domestic demand and open the Chinese market wider to the world. China has also accelerated imports in the first seven months of this year to promote a more balanced development of foreign trade. China has remained the world's second-largest import market for 17 consecutive years. In the first seven months of 2026, China's import growth outpaced export growth by 8 percentage points, according to the GAC. 
In addition, China's imports and exports with over 180 countries and regions registered growth over the period. Specifically, the country's trade with ASEAN, the EU, Latin America, and Africa rose by 20 percent, 9.5 percent, 15.4 percent, and 18.9 percent year-on-year, respectively. Trade with the US, however, fell by 1.6 percent, with the decline narrowing by 2 percentage points compared with the first half of the year, according to the GAC.
Amid a complex external environment, China has leveraged its complete industrial chain to accelerate trade structure upgrading, driving brisk growth in both imports and exports, Wen Bin, chief economist of China Minsheng Bank, told the Global Times.
Although China's foreign trade sector still faces pressure in the second half of the year, Wen said the same fundamentals are still supporting China's export growth: the competitiveness of China's "new new three" products, the ongoing AI investment cycle, plus a raft of domestic risk-mitigation policies covering forex, fiscal and customs.
"China's export sector is projected to hold onto double-digit growth in the second half of the year," he said.
。在法国驻外使节会议上，他表示，法国虽与美国有价值观共识，但将坚持独立外交政策，不会选边站队，更不会做任何大国附庸。与此同时，马克龙不忘呼吁整个欧洲，必须确保“地缘政治独立性”，不能被迫选择，而应保持行动自由。自执政以来，马克龙一直是欧洲战略自主的坚定倡导者和积极推动者。今年上半年，作为欧盟轮值主席国，法国将“复兴、强大、归属感”作为三大政策理念，显示其领导欧洲的壮志雄心。今年3月，欧盟快速出台了《安全与防务战略指南针》，计划构建5000人的快速反应部队，标志着欧盟在安全与防务领域向战略自主方向迈出重要一步。与此同时，法国提出建立“欧洲政治共同体”和构建“新的欧洲和平”等主张，为应对欧洲所面临的危机提供了引领性方案。法国在欧洲战略自主方面的一系列举措，既代表了大多数欧洲国家的强烈呼声，也表达了对美国奉行单边主义政策的不满。只是，在美国掣肘、债务危机、难民问题、疫情防控、英国脱欧、德国领导人更替、俄乌冲突等重重挑战之下，法国推动欧洲战略自主进程绝非易事。近年来，美欧在处理国际事务上的分歧越来越大。美国的出发点是维护其全球霸主地位，掌控全球秩序；欧盟和欧洲国家虽然希望享受西方世界的制度红利，但并不支持单极霸权，不愿意在大国博弈中选边站队。在目前国际形势下，欧盟及欧洲国家在处理与自身利益相关的国际事务时，常常“身不由己”被绑上“美国战车”。但是每当美欧出现矛盾时，美国往往会毫不犹豫地牺牲欧洲利益。去年，美国未通知欧洲盟友便从阿富汗仓惶撤军，在澳大利亚潜艇采购上对法国“背后捅刀”等行为，更让欧洲国家意识到加快战略自主进程的必要性。然而，美国对欧洲推动战略自主的行动不可能听之任之。在北约已有的安全防务体系下，欧盟和欧洲国家目前并没有能力抛开美国，建设真正独立的防务体系。因此，美国利用一些欧洲国家对其安全保护的依赖，离间欧盟和欧洲国家内部阵营。在此背景下，法国一直希望扮演欧洲一体化的“设计师”角色，提出了一些具有法国特色的欧洲战略自主主张。不过，要实现这些主张，法国将面临许多严峻的挑战。首先，马克龙必须优先解决法国的能力与意愿相匹配的问题。此次法国大选已暴露一个现象：相比欧洲战略等国际事务，多数法国民众更加关心国内经济、社会、民生等切身问题。法国要想在欧洲层面发挥作用，归根到底需要先解决本国内部问题。只有处理好国内改革发展问题，增强经济竞争力和社会活力，法国才能实现本国国力与大国目标的匹配。

二 | 此外，法国必须在加强法德轴心的基础上实现欧洲的内部团结。目前，北欧、南欧、中东欧国家各有不同的关切，法德协调机制虽然在发挥作用，但两国在一些具体问题上的意见分歧越来越大。因此，欧洲战略自主任重道远，法国谋求“地缘政治独立性”实在心有余而力不足。（贾平凡）《 人民日报海外版 》（ 2022年09月13日 第 10 版）责编：侯兴川返回搜狐，查看更多责任编辑：