The Chinese government has ordered government offices and state-backed companies to replace foreign computers and hardware with Chinese alternatives. The government hopes to implement this policy over the next two years. Hardware Protectionism The ban will affect critical components such as foreign semiconductors, cloud services, software, and operating systems in order to protect against hacks, intellectual property theft, and more. This level of protectionism will generate significant business for local hardware manufacturers, who will be required to replace over 50 million computers in a short period of time. The Drive to Build a Sanction-Proof Tech Ecosystem Part of this is motivated by the desire to avoid repeating the sanctions that b
