China’s Ban on US Chipmaker Micron a Ploy to Divide the US-South Korea Alliance: Experts

China’s Ban on US Chipmaker Micron a Ploy to Divide the US-South Korea Alliance: Experts
A view of a building where the facilities of U.S. semiconductor giant Micron is located in Shanghai on May 22, 2023. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images
Anne Zhang
Sean Tseng
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Just after the G-7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, the Chinese regime announced that it is banning products from U.S. memory chip maker Micron, citing national security risks. The move has put the U.S.-led coalition against Beijing to the test, experts say.

Beijing’s move to ban Micron was intended to use the market vacated by Micron to divide the United States from its allies, and South Korea was likely to be its main target, according to experts.

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