China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers
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https://www.ft.com/content/7bf0f79b-dea7-49fa-8253-f678d5acd64a
Microsoft’s Windows and foreign database programs also sidelined as Beijing favours Chinese hardware and software
Among the 18 approved processors were chips from Huawei and state-backed group Phytium. Both are on Washington’s export blacklist. Chinese processor makers are using a mixture of chip architectures including Intel’s x86, Arm and homegrown ones, while operating systems are derived from open-source Linux software.