The White House has condemned the Chinese regime for its ban on purchases of memory chips from the American company Micron on May 24, saying it’s retaliation over the recent G7 statement. However, the White House expressed that Beijing’s sanction won’t affect Washington’s efforts to improve communication with China.
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby stated at a press briefing that the Chinese regime’s ban on purchases of Micron’s chips over security concerns is “just baseless.”
Kirby pointed out that Beijing’s ban is retaliation on a strong joint statement by Group of Seven (G7) leaders on May 20 to coordinate efforts to push back on coercive and unfair economic tactics used by the Chinese communist regime….