Order to remove foreign equipment from government offices in China
China has taken steps to remove Western technology and its associated computer equipment from all government entities in the country. China's communist government has ordered all government and public offices to remove foreign computers, their devices, hardware and software in the next three years, the Financial Times reported.
Newspapers are said to use computer equipment and software made in the country in place of those digital devices in order to become self-reliant in technology.
China is one of the largest consumers of those operating systems and equipment. Experts say China's trade war is now turning into a technological war. Earlier, the US had tried to limit China's technology.
The administration of US President Donald Trump banned the US company from trading with Chinese telecom giant Huawei earlier this year. At that time, Trump had made it clear for the next two decades that there would be real fighting technology between the two world powers.
Shortly afterwards, Google, Intel and Qualcomm announced plans to close their deal with Huawei.
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Because it's using software from big US companies like Windows, Microsoft. In addition, companies like Lenovo in China also use US chip processors.
According to the government order, 2 to 3 million foreign computer equipment will have to be replaced by Swadesh by next year. This is 30 percent of the total system used in the government and public offices of the country. Then, by 2021, 50 and the remaining 20 percent of foreign computer equipment is said to be replaced by 2022.
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