China declares US chips unsafe, urges companies to use domestic semiconductors

Date:
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:29:00 +0000

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China has warned organizations against the use of US chips, as well as
banning mineral exports used in US military applications.

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China has hit back against the latest round of US sanctions by declaring US semiconductors "no longer safe" for use by Chinese organizations.

Earlier this week, the US issued its third round of sanctions that look to limit Chinas ability to produce semiconductors domestically by restricting companies from selling chip assembly technology to China.

China did not offer any evidence or reasoning as to why US semiconductors
were unsafe, but it is likely an attempt to steer Chinese markets away from using imported chips from companies such as Nvidia, AMD, and Intel and on to domestic productions.

Chip war continues

China's warning isnt a ban on US chips per se, but the Internet Society of China told companies to carefully consider their choice of semiconductor manufacturers, and urged organizations to use Chinas growing domestic market
of chips proactively.

Last year, China added several specific semiconductors produced by Intel,
AMD, and other chip manufacturers to a blacklist , forcing companies to shift away from Western technology. Moreover, a group representing Chinas cybersecurity professionals claimed that Intel was installing backdoors into CPUs to be used by the NSA for espionage.

Additionally, China has banned the export of gallium, antimony, and germanium to the US due to their use in both military and civilian applications. China accounts for 98% of the world's raw gallium production, 48% of antimony, and 83% of germanium, causing prices to skyrocket and likely forcing the US to
seek alternative sources.

As part of the warning against the use of US semiconductors, the China Association of Communication Enterprises has urged Beijing to investigate potential supply chain vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure that use Western-produced semiconductors.

Via Reuters

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