The tension between China and the United States is nothing new, and the two great economic powers worldwide have been involved in a trade war for a long time, being one of the reasons why both countries generate more and more distrust among themselves. Now, one of the leading processor brands worldwide, Intelcould be in the crosshairs of the Cybersecurity Association of China (CSAC), as they believe that the brand could be constantly harming both the security national of the country as well as its interests.
There are many reasons why the tension between the US and China may increase, since more and more technologies are being developed in both countries that can put the security of their main opponent at risk, mainly due to export. of them. That is why there are a large number of consequences that could be detrimental to trade between both, such as the fact that the mistrust generated between both governments ends up affecting companies that have a large amount of sales in each of them. the two regions.
Intel products sold in China may have to pass a security review
During the last few months we have seen the large number of problems that it has had Intelmainly related to the operation of its processors of the last two generations, which have generated great distrust in the actions that the company may take. But now, it is possible that the company will have to face another even bigger setback, the fact that China will end up reviewing the company's products for having “constantly harmed the national security and interests of the country.”
“It is recommended that a review of the network security of the products that Intel sells in Chinain order to effectively safeguard China's national security and the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese consumers.”
The China Cybersecurity Association, an industry group that is not part of the government body, has made public a series of accusations against Intel, indicating that the American manufacturer would be developing practices that could negatively affect the country. This association maintains close ties with the Chinese State, which could end up involving a security review by the body in charge of regulating this country's cyberspace, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).
This could have a tragic end for the American brand in the event that the review ends up providing sufficient evidence related to the violation of the country's national security, and the CAC has no problem vetoing everything that could pose a problem for the region. We can take as an example the ban that took place last year, and that is that this body prohibited all national operators of important infrastructures in the country from purchasing products created by the manufacturer Micron Technology, for failing to pass its network security review. .
