On March 27, Reuters cited two high-ranking US government officials as stating on the 26th that Chinese semiconductor manufacturer SMIC had commenced supplying chip-manufacturing equipment to the Iranian military approximately one year ago. During the regular press conference held by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on the same day (the 27th), in response to an inquiry from a foreign media journalist, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian expressed that he had no knowledge of the situation in question. He further noted that certain media organizations have a propensity for disseminating vague information, which, when subjected to verification, is often found to be untrue.
