China cybersecurity body calls for Intel review over security

U.S. chipmaker feels heat from one of its top revenue sources

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Intel comes under fire by state-linked Cyber Security Association of China. © Reuters

CISSY ZHOU, CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG/TAIPEI -- Beijing should launch a systematic cybersecurity review of Intel's products in the country because the top U.S. chipmaker "continues to engage in actions that harm Chinese interests and threaten China's national security," state-linked Cyber Security Association of China warned on Wednesday.

The association is chaired by a former senior official of the Cyberspace Administration of China, the main industry watchdog. It published a post on its official WeChat account on Wednesday, saying Intel's central processing units (CPUs) "frequently" bear security loopholes, but the company continues to sell those compromised parts.

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