Beijing Reuters —Intel products sold in China should be subject to a security review, the Cybersecurity Association of China (CSAC) said on Wednesday, alleging the US chipmaker has “constantly harmed” the country’s national security and interests.
“It is recommended that a network security review is initiated on the products Intel sells in China, so as to effectively safeguard China’s national security and the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese consumers,” CSAC said.
Last year, CAC barred domestic operators of key infrastructure from buying products made by US memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc (MU) after deeming the company’s products as having failed its network security review.
A similar security review on Intel products could negatively impact the company’s revenues, over a quarter of which came from China last year.
“This poses a great security threat to the critical information infrastructures of countries all over the world, including China … the use of Intel products poses a serious risk to national security,” CSAC said.
Persons:
” CSAC, ”, Dan Coatsworth, AJ Bell
Organizations:
Beijing Reuters, Intel, Cybersecurity Association of China, Cyberspace Administration of China, CAC, Micron Technology Inc, Washington, US National Security Agency, NSA, Nvidia
Locations:
Beijing, China