China has introduced guidelines to phase out the use of U.S. Intel and AMD microprocessors in government PCs and servers. Financial Times Sunday report.
According to the report, the purchasing guide also attempts to exclude Microsoft’s Windows operating system and foreign-made database software in favor of domestic software.
Government agencies at or above the township level have been told to include standards requiring “safe and reliable” processors and operating systems when purchasing, the newspaper said.
A Reuters investigation revealed that China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a statement in late December last year containing three independent lists of CPUs, operating systems and centralized databases deemed “safe and reliable” for three years from the date of release, all from China. company.
The State Council Information Office, which handles media inquiries for China’s State Council, did not immediately respond to a faxed request for comment.
Intel and AMD did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
The United States has been working to increase domestic semiconductor production and reduce reliance on China and Taiwan through the Biden administration’s Chip and Science Act of 2022.
It is designed to support the U.S. semiconductor industry and includes financial aid for domestic production and subsidies for advanced chip production.
