2023-05-23 03:00:10
The fierce competition between Beijing and Washington regarding the electronic chip market is heading to a higher level of conflict, following China responded to US sanctions once morest it in this field by banning the entry of US “Micron” products into its territory.
Commenting on this development, Chinese journalist Fayhaa Wang Chen told Sky News Arabia that Beijing’s only condition for stopping this conflict in the field of electronic chips, known as semiconductors, is “the initiation of continuous negotiations between the two parties to achieve a balance between their interests in order to protect the stability of the economy.” Global”.
Chinese ban
It has been the norm in recent years for sanctions for the chip industry to come from the US once morest China, but on Sunday, the Chinese government told users of sensitive computing equipment to stop buying products from Micron Technology, the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the country. United State.
The China Cyberspace Administration said that Micron’s products pose “serious network security risks” that threaten China’s information infrastructure and affect national security.
Washington responded that it would work with allies to address the “distortion of memory chip markets due to China’s actions”.
Who started the “chip war”?
China’s cessation of purchasing products from the American company “Micron” is a natural response to the restrictions imposed by Western countries on it, according to Fayhaa’s statement.
- Last year, US President Joe Biden’s administration imposed a sweeping set of restrictions on China, including a measure to block its access to chips made using US technology anywhere in the world.
- According to Fayhaa, her country is not the party that launched the chip war, but rather the United States, Europe and Japan are working to limit China’s access to the advanced chip industry and other technologies.
- The whole world benefits from the development of the chip industry in China, and the globe has a common destiny, and commercial waters that will harm everyone should not be generalized, in the expression of the Chinese media.
What are chips?
- Chips (semiconductors) are small pieces of technology that are essential in powering electronic devices, right down to weapons and military technology.
- The value of this industry is more than $ 580 billion, but this figure does not reflect the importance of these chips to the global economy, as their presence supports trillions of dollars worth of goods and operations, and without them the global economy will stop.
- More than 90 percent of the world’s semiconductors are made in Taiwan, an ally of the United States, whose relationship with Beijing is in severe crisis.
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