Chinese lawmakers approved revisions to the country’s counterespionage law on 23 April 2023, broadening the definition of spying and banning the transfer of any information related to.
A possible ban on Micron products in China is expected to enable Yangtze Memory Technologies Co and other mainland suppliers to fill the void left by the US firm in the world’s largest semiconductor market.
The US has asked South Korea to discourage its chipmakers from filling any gap in China if Micron is banned, following a cybersecurity review by CAC. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix were asked to hold back from boosting sales to China. The US has imposed export controls on chipmaking technology to China for fear it could be used for military purposes and blacklisted several Chinese chip firms, including Micron's rival Yangtze Memory Technologies.
The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) in a brief statement on March 31, 2023 stated that it has launched a cybersecurity review of Micron’s products sold in China pursuant to.