La chip war continue to the sound of announcements. This time, however, the stop comes from China, which he banned micron Technology, the leading manufacturer of US-made chips. With this decision, Beijing de facto excluded Micron from the country's major infrastructure projects because it believes that its products represent a "serious risk for the network security".
For Micron a damage worth billions of dollars
Due to the Chinese regulator's repeal, key IT infrastructure operators will no longer be able to purchase Micron products. According to Financial Times, between China and Hong Kong, Micron makes 25% of its revenue. The ban therefore represents unprecedented damage to the US chip company, but it cannot be said that it is a bolt from the blue. In fact, the stop follows by two months the measure taken in March by the Chinese authorities when Beijing had issued Microns under observation to protect the supply chain and national security.
The one that arrived on Sunday is il first step that China takes against an American manufacturer in what can be defined as the "war of chips", and follows the guidelines set by the US Department of Commerce last fall, with the introduction of a series of rules for companies that trade semiconductors and chip manufacturing equipment to Chinese companies.
The reasons for the announcement
The ban was announced Sunday by the Cyberspace Regulator or CAC, according to which "the review found that Micron's products have serious risks to network security, which pose significant dangers to the security of China's critical information infrastructure supply chain, affecting China's national security." But the Chinese regulator did not provide details about the specific risks it said it found or in which products Micron found them.
Among other things, the notice arrives a few hours away from the G7 final conference, during which, the US president, Joe Biden, had said that he expected "a very short thaw with China", also stating that there is no change of attitude on the question of Taiwan and its independence and on the "One China policy". "We ask all parties to resolve the issues by peaceful means", added the President, also referring to the Russian question.
