China Defends Rule On ‘Indigenous’ Tech

China Defends Rule On ‘Indigenous’ Tech

An article forwarded to me by Rachel Hamilton, Senior Industry Consultant at American Conference Institute.

“At stake in the spat over the rules is the multibillion-dollar market for tech products — including office equipment, computers, software and new energy products — procured by Chinese government agencies. The value of contracts that would be covered by the new rules isn’t clear, but according to the Ministry of Finance, purchases through public procurement, including nontech goods, totaled about $88 billion in 2008.” – Rachel Hamilton

Here’s the article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126079913899790519.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_world


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