Recently, the United States imposed sanctions on Chinese technology companies, which is a major blow to China's scientific and technological development. But China countered by imposing a cybersecurity review of Micron, which immediately sent Micron's share price down 5 percent and wipe out as much as 18.4 billion yuan in market value.
On May 21, the National Cybersecurity and Informatization Commission issued an announcement asking China's domestic operators of critical information infrastructure to stop purchasing products sold by Micron in China because they failed China's cybersecurity review. This means that Micron will exit the Chinese market forever.
As soon as this news came out, it directly shocked the world. You must know that in the past, only Chinese companies were suppressed and sanctioned by the United States without a bottom line, and China has never taken such a tough attitude towards American semiconductor giants. The relevant departments said that it "has serious cyber security problems" and "caused major security risks and affected the national security of the mainland", and the harsh wording is rare.
China finally began to show its sword, sanctions against Micron, the first shot of the scientific and technological counterattack war!
Micron is the largest manufacturer of computer memory chips in the United States and has a pivotal position in related fields. However, Micron has also faced pushback in its cooperation with Huawei for infringing on Chinese patents. Even more infuriating, Micron also cooperated with the U.S. government to impose a ban on Huawei, which caused strong dissatisfaction in China.
In addition to countering Micron, the United States is also carrying out a comprehensive blockade and containment of the development of Chinese science and technology. This ideology of "techno-nationalism" is emerging in the United States, where they blacklist China's top high-tech companies, some even China's top universities. The United States not only restricts China, but also wants to suppress developing countries at the bottom of the industrial chain forever.
This obvious anti-technology practice will not only harm China, but also have a serious impact on the development of the world's science and technology industry. We hope that the United States can face up to the problem, abandon this hegemonic ideology, and work with other countries to promote the prosperity and development of world science and technology.
In the field of memory chips, Chinese companies are rising, filling the market gap after Micron's exit. Yangtze River Storage and Changxin Storage have achieved major breakthroughs in flash memory technology, becoming a source of confidence for China to counter the United States.
Micron lobbied China nearly 100 times, with seventy percent of the issues targeting China. After all, Micron's revenue in China has fallen from 57% to a staggering 10%. In contrast, China's Yangtze River Storage and Changxin Technology broke the deadlock in the field of memory chips. Especially Changxin Technology, the "overclocking" ability has even surpassed Micron.
However, China has also detected Micron's threat to China's cybersecurity and has evidence of it. Recently, China's cybersecurity team successfully tracked down 13 NSA personnel who used cyberattacks against China and exposed the CIA's use of cyber technology to monitor and collect data. This shows that China has sufficient technology to punish harmful acts committed by the United States.
The public facts of the United States in espionage cannot be ignored, and there is a growing need to strengthen China's cyber firewall. At present, the United States has applied technology backdoors to carry out espionage against other countries, and as the process of Sino-US showdown intensifies, it is urgent to build China's network firewall. China's national security cannot be infringed upon and provoked, and the rise of China's self-developed chips is providing more and more confidence for defending its own national security.
In the field of Sino-US science and technology warfare, the offensive and defensive changes shape, and China has begun to show its sword. What awaits us in the future will be a new era of China Chip!