China aims to level up key technical capabilities to rid US dependency

Committed US$1.4 trillion to state program supporting R&D in key enabling technologies. China has set up a US$1.4 trillion state program that will support R&D in key enabling technologies over the next five years to rid itself of dependency on the US. These include semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, 5G…

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US election outcome has numerous implications for global tech industry

The election results could also have major implications for ongoing trade negotiations between the US and China. The outcome of the Presidential and Congressional elections in the US has serious repercussions for the technology industry that will reverberate not just in the US but globally, according to GlobalData. These repercussions…

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China will dominate APAC cloud computing market revenue over next five years

Demand comes from enterprises who want to manage the large amounts of data they generate. China will continue to dominate the Asia-Pacific (APAC) cloud computing market during the period 2019-2024 with one-third revenue market share, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s Market Opportunity Forecasts Model,…

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Chinese Government pursues global data security initiatives

Full details of initiative to establish global standards on data security by the CCP. Despite global condemnation of Hong Kong’s new National Security Law, to shake up digital surveillance in the city, the Chinese Communist Party plans to pursue global data security initiatives. State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi…

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Huawei and industry partners look at how into how 5GDN industries

Discusses the key 5GDN requirements of smart grids using specific cases. Huawei and other 5G Deterministic Networking Alliance (5GDNA) members such as, the China Southern Power Grid; Guangdong Planning and Designing Institute; Global Energy Internet Research Institute; State Grid Qingdao Electric Supply Company; Beijing Sifang Automation; NARI Group Corporation; China…

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Google shuts down cloud project, says no plan to offer cloud services in China

Projects shelved in politically sensitive countries. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said it has shut down its cloud project named “Isolated Region” and added that it was not weighing options to offer its cloud platform in China. Earlier in the day, Bloomberg News reported, citing two employees, that Google had…

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Ericsson says not sourcing products from China’s Panda Electronics

Ericsson would “always analyse the potential effects of new national legislation or administration orders. STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Ericsson is not sourcing products from Panda Electronics Group, one of the companies named by the United States as potentially controlled by the Chinese military, the Swedish telecom gear maker said on Tuesday.…

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