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The Chinese government has imposed sales sanctions on Micron products, a U.S. semiconductor company. China is blatantly pressuring Korean companies to fill this vacancy, and our burden is increasing.

Reporter Ahn Sang-woo is on the sidewalk.

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Chinese state media Global Times warned in a column published today (29th) that "if South Korea fails to shake off U.S. interference, both South Korea and China will face serious economic consequences."

He was referring to reports that the U.S. government has asked South Korean companies and governments not to "fill Micron's vacant positions" after U.S. Micron sales in China have virtually ceased.

At the ROK-China trade ministers' meeting two days ago, China emphasized "cooperation in the semiconductor supply chain," but it can be interpreted that the ROK Government reacted passively and began to exert more explicit pressure through its official media.

The semiconductor conflict between the United States and China is gradually approaching its worst.

The U.S. Commerce Secretary yesterday described China's Micron sanctions as "economic coercion" and stressed that it "will not tolerate them."

Last year, Micron's share in China's DRAM market was 14.5%.

Low-cost products will use Chinese semiconductors instead, but high-performance computer servers and the latest smartphones will require advanced semiconductors from Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.

Bloomberg reported that "the South Korean government will not encourage South Korean companies to increase their share in China."

[Prof. Jung Ho Kim/KAIST School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering: All materials, equipment, and design software are dependent on the United States and Japan.
In
fact, if Korean companies do not increase sales in China, the Chinese side may penalize local factories or restrict the export of rare earth elements, so it is pointed out that the government needs to take a preemptive response.

(Video Interview: Ha Ryong, Video Editing: Park Ji-in)