The White House criticizes China's "attacks" on US companies after the veto of Micron Technology

MADRID, 24 May. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The White House spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre, has criticized on Tuesday the "attacks" of the Chinese authorities on US companies, after the Chinese technology regulator has vetoed the purchase of products manufactured by the US company Micron Technology.

"We are certainly concerned by the action and the recent raids and attacks on US companies. These actions are inconsistent with claims by the People's Republic of China (PRC) that it is opening up its markets and committed to a transparent regulatory framework," the statement said. spokesperson at a press conference.

Jean-Pierre has indicated that Beijing's recent announcement regarding Micron "is not based on facts", so the Commerce Department "is in direct dialogue with RPC to detail the views on this measure."

Chinese Trade Minister Wang Wentao will meet his US counterpart Gina Raimondo in Washington as the US and China try to recalibrate tense relations. The White House spokeswoman did not want to elaborate on this meeting, however, she has acknowledged that "it is going to be a very important conversation."

In addition, he has indicated that "when appropriate" the Biden Administration will reconsider the possibility of Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveling to China, as well as the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Treasury.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced the veto on the purchase of products manufactured by Micron Technology considering that they may represent a national security risk for the country, thus escalating tensions between the two superpowers.

After the network security review Micron's products were subjected to, the Chinese regulator concluded that they "present relatively serious potential network security issues," posing a significant security risk to the supply chain. supply of China's key information infrastructure "and affect national security."

For this reason, it determined that the network security review should not be passed, and according to the network security legislation and other laws and regulations, "critical information infrastructure operators in China must stop purchasing products of Micron".