Chinese cyber association calls for review of Intel products sold in China 

BEIJING — 

Intel products sold successful China should beryllium taxable to a information review, the Cybersecurity Association of China (CSAC) said connected Wednesday, alleging the U.S. chipmaker has "constantly harmed" the country's nationalist information and interests.

While CSAC is an manufacture radical alternatively than a authorities body, it has adjacent ties to the Chinese authorities and the raft of accusations against Intel, published successful a agelong station connected its authoritative WeChat group, could trigger a information reappraisal from China's almighty cyberspace regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).

"It is recommended that a web information reappraisal is initiated connected the products Intel sells successful China, truthful arsenic to efficaciously safeguard China's nationalist information and the morganatic rights and interests of Chinese consumers," CSAC said.

Last year, the CAC barred home operators of cardinal infrastructure from buying products made by U.S. representation chipmaker Micron Technology Inc aft deeming the company's products had failed its web information review.

Intel did not instantly respond to a petition for comment. The company's shares were down 2.7% successful U.S. premarket trading.