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Chinese telecom operators must stop using foreign-made chips in network equipment by 2027, according to a new government requirement.
As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports, citing its own sources, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China has ordered telecommunications companies to check network equipment for the presence of chips of foreign origin and submit a plan for replacing them with domestic analogues».
Intel and AMD, which ship large volumes of chips to the Chinese market, are expected to be hit hard by these changes. Previously, the Chinese government's desire to replace chips with domestic ones in sensitive sectors of the economy was difficult to implement due to the imperfections of these same locally produced chips, but recently Huawei and other manufacturers have made a sharp leap in product quality, sources added to The Wall Street Journal.< /p>
The Wall Street Journal adds that in this way China not only wants to ensure the country’s computer security, but also respond to American sanctions against Chinese companies. In fact, the time has come for China to take its step in this protracted technological war with the United States.
Earlier, US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said that his country's government has no plans to lift restrictions on the supply of advanced chips and equipment to China.