Chinese State Media Calls US a 'Surveillance Empire' Over Trackers In Chips

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The United States' practice of installing location trackers in chip shipments at risk of diversion to China reflects the 'instincts of a surveillance empire,' China's state-run media outlet Xinhua said in a commentary published on Friday. Reuters reported earlier this week that U.S. authorities had secretly placed location tracking devices in targeted shipments of advanced chips to detect diversions to China, which is under U.S. curbs for advanced chip exports. The Xinhua commentary, titled 'America turns chip trade into a surveillance game,' cited 'reports' that Washington had embedded such trackers, accusing the United States of running 'the world's most sprawling intelligence apparatus.' In its commentary, Xinhua accused the U.S. government of seeing its trading partners as 'rivals to be tripped up or taken down,' adding that 'if U.S. chips are seen as Trojan horses for surveillance, customers will look elsewhere.' Further reading: China Urges Firms To Avoid Nvidia H20 Chips After Trump Resumes Sales

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