Chinese Industry Associations Say US Chips ‘No Longer Safe’ to Buy

The warning was issued after the United States expanded rules to block China from accessing advanced semiconductor technology.

A chip the size of a coin, used in central processing units and a graphic processing units developed by the U.S.-headquartered Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), is displayed during a press conference held in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 24, 2011. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images

In a rare coordinated response to Washington, Chinese industry associations told Chinese companies on Dec. 3 that U.S. chips are “no longer safe” to buy.

The warning was issued a day after the U.S. Commerce Department expanded rules to block China from accessing advanced semiconductor technology and added 140 entities to an export control list.