Just when we thought there were no new US sanctions against China in a while, the latter hit back the former with a new ban on Micron Technology – a US chip-making company.
This week, China’s cyberspace regulator announced a ban on the use of Micron’s chips in their nation’s critical infrastructure, citing serious security risks. While it didn’t mention what these risks are, Micron said it’ll work out with the Chinese regulators in sorting, if any.
Escalating the Trade War
Tensions between the US and China continue to grow as both countries levy sanctions on each other’s native firms. The US started this with the ban on several Chinese products citing security risks, against Huawei, Chinese Telecom and other companies.
Now, China started this trend with a ban on Micron Technology – a US-based chip maker. In a statement released this week, the Chinese Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said an internal review found that “Micron’s products have serious network security risks, which pose significant security risks to China’s critical information infrastructure supply chain, affecting China’s national security“.
While the agency didn’t mention what these security risks are, a Micron spokesperson talking to BBC said they’re “evaluating the conclusion and assessing our (Micron’s) next steps“. The US government too has responded to this calling the new ban on Micron baseless, and they’re working with the allies to address some “distortions of the memory chip market caused by China’s actions”.
Further, it criticised China’s moves of targeting American firms lately, calling them “inconsistent with [China’s] assertions that it is opening it’s markets and is committed to a transparent regulatory framework”.
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