China plans by 2020 to use indigenous technology instead of foreign products
Beijing News December 18, Bloomberg today, citing people familiar with the news that China plans to let banks before 2020, military institutions, State-owned enterprises and Central Government agencies to give up the use of foreign companies ‘ products in favor of Chinese manufacturers of technology.
The people familiar with the matter said, in drawing up the plan, already in Siping city, Jilin, China has undergone an alternative test of the local plan. In the test, the staff winning the Kirin (NeoKylin) alternative to Microsoft Windows, replacing IBM servers with a wave server.
, The sources also said the plan to replace foreign technology with local products driven by security concerns, underscoring the determination of the Chinese Government. The plan may have on Cisco, IBM, Intel and Hewlett Packard United States companies have a lasting impact.
Research firm Forrester Research Analyst Cha Lidai Beijing (Charlie Dai) said: “the transfer plan is real, and already has preliminary action. To the underlying software and hardware from applications, middleware, and almost all aspects of the products are beginning to use domestic technology instead of overseas products. ”
Security Conference
Aidehuasinuodeng (Edward Snowden) exposure of the United States National Security Agency (NSA) of the global monitoring plan, China began to promote homegrown technology. In February of this year, China’s national leaders had said at a Conference on Internet security, Internet security industry you want to speed up the development of the local community.
People familiar with the matter said, if foreign companies can share their core technology to the Chinese Government, or allow Chinese security investigators to assess their products, its product may avoid this fate, continued to be used, because their products are considered safe and controllable.
IDC figures show that last year’s technology spending has increased by $ 8.1% to $ 182 billion, only ranked United States second largest in the world after. By contrast, the United States technology expenses last year of $ 65.6 million, an increase of 4.2%.
Decided to use local firms replaced overseas vendors, China’s regulators have just launched an antitrust investigation against a number of overseas companies such as Microsoft and Qualcomm. Microsoft’s China Office also was raided by regulators, Windows 8 is also prohibited for use in the calculation of Government, Apple’s iPad tablet computer has been excluded from the Government procurement list.
Trade war
Arizona research firm ACG Research CEO Ray? Marco Motta (Ray Mota), said: “I see a trade war is taking place. ”
In September this year, China Banking Regulatory Commission requirements, before in the year 2019, banks and financial institutions to ensure that at least 75% of computer system using secure technologies. To achieve this goal, China Banking Regulatory Commission requires financial institutions to its 5% of the IT budget is at least for this.
The CBRC did not comment on the use of foreign technology and domestic technology provides, but requires that banks must give priority to share key technology vendors. In addition, the CBRC also warned banks not to rely too heavily on one vendor.
To this end, the local Chinese vendors such as Huawei and ZTE have won more market share. Meanwhile, benefit local manufacturers also call.
Military orders
According to Yan qingmin, Vice-Chairman of the CBRC, said, the current core server and system of Bank of China foreign brands account for about 80%.
Yan said: “most of China’s financial system-IT came from a foreign company, from a national security perspective, which poses a potential threat to us. ”
In addition, the Chinese military in October and has issued similar documents, information security as a core element to win the war.
In response, Intel, Microsoft, HP, Cisco systems and Qualcomm declined to comment. And IBM, said had not heard of Chinese banks have restricted the use of its servers.
In August this year, the country’s largest banks–industrial and commercial bank has also deployed IBM mainframes.
SI ping test
Similarly, Chinese enterprises had previously faced similar pressure in overseas markets. 2012 United States Congress has said in a report, Huawei and zhongxing products to China’s invasion of United States communications networks provide an opportunity. Since then, Huawei’s product by United States shut out multiple projects.
The replacement plan comes as in Siping city, Jilin, China has undergone an alternative test of the local plan. In the tests, staff winning the Kirin as an alternative to Microsoft Windows, replacing IBM servers with a wave server.
According to two government workers in Changchun, said some foreign companies have replaced the domestic version of the software, including the Harbin Institute of technology developed a tax software.
Facing challenges
Industry sources said Chinese Government to replace foreign hardware and software across the country still faces many challenges. While China’s Government-approved high-tech development plan had been for nearly 30 years, but China’s share of sci-tech enterprises in the international market is still limited. For some advanced products, such as high-end servers, still cannot match the international competitors.
Managing Director of IDC China, Katie? Fogg (Kitty Fok), said: “the Chinese Government’s main objective is to save China from low-end manufacturing to high-end research and development. ”
Reports last month, PetroChina has already made in its mail system to millions of e-mail, and before using the Microsoft mail system.
Motta said: “Chinese companies and overseas companies, the technology gap is narrowing. In China, they have the patience to resolve the issue. ”