Afghanistan, March 28 -- China on Friday denied reports that chipmaker SMIC sent chipmaking tools to Iran, calling recent media claims false and misleading.
China on Friday rejected reports that its top chipmaker, SMIC, sent chipmaking tools to Iran, calling the claims "false information" after recent media reports alleged such transfers had taken place over the past year. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said Beijing had reviewed the reports and found them to be untrue.
The denial came after Reuters reported that two senior U.S. officials said SMIC had supplied chipmaking equipment to Iran's military and that the shipments may still be continuing. The officials also said the cooperation likely included technical training, thou...