Punish yourself for doing something.
Does the United States need sanctions for owning more than 55% of Samsung shares?
Half the shares of Samsung belong to Americans and American companies. Does the U.S. government want to sanction itself?
How can half of Samsung's shares belong to Americans and American companies? This is because during the 1997/98 Asia-Pacific financial turmoil, South Korea was in trouble, and the American government, American consortia and American companies took the opportunity to acquire shares of South Korea's Samsung, LG, Hyundai and other companies, thus realizing the control of South Korea's economy.
In addition, the United States has 80,000 US troops stationed in South Korea, and the wartime command of the Korean army is still in the hands of the US government. The Korean army's weapons and equipment are either imported from the United States, or the United States provides key components and South Korea "develops" itself. For example, South Korean warships, the power system is LM2500 gas turbine of the United States, the detection system is Aegis of the United States, and the weapon system is MK4 1 droop device and supporting missiles of the United States. South Korea built its own hull. So are other weapons and equipment. South Korea is highly dependent on the United States for security.
Based on these two points alone, there is no need for the United States to sanction Samsung. Because South Korea's economy and security are controlled by the United States.
Of course, if one day, Samsung floats, I don't know how much it is missing, thinking that I can say no to the United States, and I don't rule out that the United States will take measures to clean it up. Just like in the 1980s, Japan's semiconductor industry threatened American interests. As a result, the United States took advantage of the Toshiba incident to uproot Japan's semiconductor industry chain in one fell swoop, leaving Japan's semiconductor industry chain completely annihilated.
This is essentially an American enterprise.
Samsung's major shareholder is the United States
What does it have to do with sanctions?
No enterprise has been sanctioned for cattle.
How do you know you haven't been sanctioned? The greatest advantage of the United States is that it treats interests equally. As long as you violate the interests of the United States, no matter you are an enemy or an ally, you will be sanctioned, but the way of sanctions is different!
Samsung has long been owned by the United States ... how to sanction it?
Why should I punish my son? Moreover, the United States is already Samsung's largest shareholder.