Trump revived the trade war: China no longer wants to buy "dangerous" chips from the US
The mentioned associations cover some of the largest industries in China, including telecommunications, digital economies, automotive and semiconductors, and totaling 6400 companies. They published statements almost simultaneously, which called American chips "dangerous", although they did not clarify the cause, and suggested that manufacturers buy analogues in the local market.
For example, the Chinese Communications Association has stated that it no longer considers US chips reliable and safe, and the Chinese government should check the chain of supplies of critically important information infrastructure of the country. China's online community has called for domestic companies to think carefully before purchasing US chips, and striving to expand cooperation with chip manufacturers from countries and regions other than the US, according to the WeChat official account.
It also asked domestic companies "Active" to use chips produced by both domestic and foreign enterprises in China. Tom Nanter, Deputy Director of Consulting Trivum China, which is engaged in political research, said that the prevention of associations can be seen as a soft advice. Companies can listen to them, but whether they will take any action, dictate the market. According to him, the ban on the export of the most important minerals from China is much more important.
"China was accurately and cautiously taking action in response to the United States, but now it seems quite clear that gloves were lifted," he said. Association's warnings are in line with China's actions on the American Micron memory manufacturer, which in 2023 was checked for cybersecurity shortly after the United States introduced restrictions on export of china production technologies to China.
Later, the Chinese authorities forbade Micron to sell their chips with key sectors of the country, which greatly reduced the company's income. In October, another influential industry group, the China's Cyber Security Association, called for the safety of the products of the great American company Intel, stating that it "was constantly damaging" national security and interests of the country.
In 2015, during his first term as the US President, Donald Trump solved the "trade war" with China, seeking to limit the development of the competitor country in the field of electronics. Now he was elected president again, and the relations between the states intensified before he officially returned to the White House. The main reason for this was the promise of Donald Trump to introduce high duties on imported Chinese goods.
In addition, on December 2, the US government restricted the export of products to China for 140 companies, including the Naura Technology Group manufacturer. In response, China banned the export of rare minerals used for military purposes, solar elements, fiber optic cables and other production processes.