China Must Prepare for 'Long Tech March' Following US Restrictions on SMIC 2tu3e State Media

US stated that SMIC and its subsidiaries "may pose an unacceptable risk of diversion to a military end use.” 1j3i34

By Reuters | Updated: 28 September 2020 10:31 IST

China Must Prepare for 'Long Tech March' Following US Restrictions on SMIC: State Media

The restrictions against SMIC illustrate that the US is leading a "high-tech suppression" against China 3q4n5h

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US sent letters to companies asking to obtain license to supply SMIC
SMIC has denied any ties to China's military
Tencent and ByteDance are based on US chip technology

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China must engage in a new "long march" in the technology sector now that the US has imposed export restrictions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, the country's largest chip manufacturer, Chinese state-backed tabloid the Global Times wrote on Sunday.

The unnamed author of an semiconductor industry supply chain is a "fundamental threat" to China.

"It now appears that China will need to control all research and production chains of the semiconductor industry, and rid itself of being dependent on the US," the author wrote.

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On Saturday, Reuters reported that the US had sent letters to companies informing them that they must obtain a license to supply SMIC.

The letter stated that SMIC and its subsidiaries "may pose an unacceptable risk of diversion to a military end use." SMIC has denied any ties to China's military.

The Huawei, the op-ed author argues, illustrate that the US is leading a protracted battle of "high-tech suppression" against China.

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Although companies such as chip technology, the op-ed argues.

"The foundation of the entire industry is still in Americans' hands. For now at least. China must leap from zero to one to provide solid for the country's competition with the US," the author wrote.

The Global Times is a tabloid published by the People's Daily, the official newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party, but does not speak on behalf of the party and government, unlike its parent publication.

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