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China bars purchases of Micron chips, escalating US conflict

  In a recent development in the ongoing semiconductor war between China and the United States, China has voiced concerns over the cybersecurity risks associated with Micron Technology Inc. products. According to a Bloomberg report, China's Cyberspace Administration (CAC) announced that Micron's products failed to pass a cybersecurity review, citing "relatively serious" risks to national security. The statement issued by the CAC warned operators of critical infrastructure against purchasing Micron's goods, as they were found to pose significant security risks to the country's critical information infrastructure supply chain. This move comes after China initiated an investigation into imports from Micron, the largest memory-chip maker in the United States. The tech sector has become a battleground for national security between the two economic giants, with the US already imposing export controls on semiconductors, blacklisting Chinese tech firms, and restrictin...