The Chinese government has followed through on its threats and has decided to ban the sale of Micron products to local companies in charge of the country’s key network infrastructures.
The reason given by the Chinese government for prohibiting the sale of Micron products is quite striking, since the company manufactures RAM and NAND memory chips, and the authorities of the Asian country accuse her of “your products have network security risks“, something that has no relation to the company’s products.
Therefore, it is clear that it is simply one more measure in the trade war between the United States and China. With this measure, the Asian giant would throw one of the largest memory manufacturers in the world out of the market for its network infrastructures, giving priority to local manufacturers. However, since the ban will not affect consumer devices, the scope of this measure does not seem like it will have a large impact on Micron.
He statement from the CAC (Cyberspace Administration of China) ensures the following:
“The review found that Micron’s products have relatively serious potential network security issues, posing a significant security risk to my country’s key information infrastructure supply chain and affecting my country’s national security. For this reason, the Network Security Review Office has concluded that the Network Security Review should not be passed. In accordance with the “Network Security Law” and other laws and regulations, operators of critical information infrastructure in China must stop purchasing Micron products.“
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Anthony Delgado
Computer Engineer by training, writer and hardware analyst at Geeknetic since 2011. I love gutting everything that comes my way, especially the latest hardware that we receive here for reviews. In my free time I mess around with 3d printers, drones and other gadgets. For anything here you have me.
