BEIJING, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Intel ( INTC ) products sold

in China should be subject to a security review, the

Cybersecurity Association of China (CSAC) said on Wednesday,

alleging the U.S. chipmaker has "constantly harmed" the

country's national security and interests.

While CSAC is an industry group rather than a government

body, it has close ties to the Chinese state and the raft of

accusations against Intel ( INTC ), published in a long post on its

official WeChat group, could trigger a security review from

China's powerful cyberspace regulator, the Cyberspace

Administration of China (CAC).

"It is recommended that a network security review is

initiated on the products Intel ( INTC ) sells in China, so as to

effectively safeguard China's national security and the

legitimate rights and interests of Chinese consumers," CSAC

said.

Last year, the CAC barred domestic operators of key

infrastructure from buying products made by U.S. memory

chipmaker Micron Technology Inc ( MU ), after deeming the

company's products had failed its network security review.

Intel ( INTC ) did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The company's shares were down 2.7% in U.S. premarket trading.