China launches cybersecurity review into Palo Alto Networks products

Palo Alto, which is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In January, Chinese authorities told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software from more than a dozen U.S. and Israeli companies, including Palo Alto, Reuters reported at the time.

The regulator's latest action echoes its 2023 review of U.S. memory-chip maker Micron Technology. The CAC later said Micron's products had failed the review and told operators of China's critical information infrastructure to stop buying them, citing national security risks.

Micron has since stopped supplying server chips to data centres in China after the business failed to recover from the ban, Reuters reported in October. It continues to sell to some Chinese customers, including in the automotive and mobile-phone sectors.

Palo Alto sells network, cloud and other cybersecurity products and has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Macau, according to its website.