China’s cyber security regulator announced on Sunday that America’s biggest memory chip maker was posing a “serious network security threat”.
This means Micron Technology products will be banned from major infrastructure projects in the world’s second-largest economy. This is China’s first major move against the American chip maker amid rising tensions between China and the US.
According to a BBC report, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement, “The review found that Micron’s products pose serious network security risks, a critical security threat to China’s critical information infrastructure supply chain.” There is danger.” There is danger.” There is danger.” There is danger.” There is danger.” Create a risk.” Production affects China’s national security.”
In response to China’s move, the US government said it would work with allies to address “distortions of the memory chip market caused by China’s actions”. A spokeswoman for the US Department of Commerce said, “We strongly oppose sanctions that have no basis in fact.”