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(Reuters) – China has introduced guidelines to phase out U.S. microprocessors from Intel (NASDAQ:) and AMD (NASDAQ:) from personal computers and government servers, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
The procurement guidance also seeks to sideline Microsoft’s (NASDAQ) Windows operating system and foreign-produced database software in favor of domestic options, the report said.
Government agencies above the municipal level have been told to include criteria requiring “safe and reliable” processors and operating systems when making purchases, the paper said.
In late December, China’s Ministry of Industry released a statement with three separate lists of CPUs, operating systems and centralized databases deemed “safe and reliable” for three years after the publication date, all from Chinese companies, checks showed Reuters.
Intel and AMD did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
The United States aims to increase domestic semiconductor production and reduce dependence on China and Taiwan with the Biden administration’s CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.
It is designed to strengthen U.S. semiconductors and contains financial aid for domestic manufacturing with subsidies for the production of advanced chips.