Mainland China accounts for more than 10 per cent of Micron’ Technology’s total sales, which makes the country its third-largest market behind the US and Taiwan. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China accounts for more than 10 per cent of Micron’ Technology’s total sales, which makes the country its third-largest market behind the US and Taiwan. Photo: Shutterstock

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Why China launched a cybersecurity review into US memory chip maker Micron Technology and what could happen next

  • Micron Technology has become the first foreign semiconductor company to be put under a cybersecurity review by China
  • The move threatens to heat up tensions between Beijing and Washington, following US-led initiatives to restrict advanced chip tech exports to China

Mainland China accounts for more than 10 per cent of Micron’ Technology’s total sales, which makes the country its third-largest market behind the US and Taiwan. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China accounts for more than 10 per cent of Micron’ Technology’s total sales, which makes the country its third-largest market behind the US and Taiwan. Photo: Shutterstock
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