China bans Micron products after security review finds unspecified flaws
China’s Cyberspace Administration has ruled that US memory-maker Micron is a threat to national security and ordered some local organizations to stop using the company’s products.a national security assessment of Micron and its products, citing “security risks caused by hidden product problems” in some silicon Micron sold to Chinese customers, justifying an investigation of the company.
“According to the ‘Network Security Law’ and other laws and regulations, operators of critical information infrastructure in China should stop purchasing Micron products.”Indeed, the CAC’s notice only mentions a cessation to purchasing – whatever is wrong with Micron kit is not so threatening it’s ordered a rip and replace.
Beijing has also long objected to western governments’ bans on Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE selling to local telcos, citing national security issues. Those bans were implemented without technical details of why they were appropriate to, although those bans were accompanied by references to laws that require all Chinese businesses to share information with the nation’s government.
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