China is planning to ban the use of Intel and AMD chips from all government agencies in the country above the township level.
China has rolled out a new directive that will slowly phase out US-made processors like Intel and AMD from government devices and servers, according to a report released by The Financial Times on Sunday. This includes all government agencies in the country above the township level.
Referred to as the new PC, laptop, and server guidelines, the idea was first proposed on December 26 2023 by the Finance Ministry and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Speaking about the guidelines, a local government official managing IT system substitution said it is the “first nationwide, detailed and clear instructions for the promotion of Xin Chuang (innovation)”.
The authorities want the government agencies to purchase “safe and reliable” processors.
