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The NSA are screaming 'nooooooooo' as they realise the backdoored Intel chips aren't going to be used by the Chinese!
I can't help but feel that not supplying processors to the "National University of Defense Technology" is basically a textbook use of export regs? I don't really understand why people are complaining about this one?
Guess the Chinese were on the right track when they started their programs for domestic CPUs and other computing parts. With a bit of luck, the rest of the world gets useable alternatives to Intel and therefore cheaper chips out of it.
> You may think they are not up to the mark, but remember how fast British ARM architecture became the dominant processing architecture in the world. And this group doesn’t need to worry about the antiquated x86 ISA, worry about satisfying the dumbed down shareholder masses, or overpaying their marketing and sales staff, as well as the fat check, golden parachute-protected CxOs.
The NSA are screaming 'nooooooooo' as they realise the backdoored Intel chips aren't going to be used by the Chinese!
Or maybe they are arranging for a "special batch" of CPUs to make their way to China like they did with IBM 360s in the cold war. That only lead to oil pipeline failures...
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Denying the chinese access to Intel chips for their flagship supercomputing facility only promotes indigenous Chinese chip manufacturing. Given that there's no reason why Chinese chip design and manufacturing could not match and/or exceed western designs, this choice potentially accelerates the rate at which Western dominance over high tech goods is eroded. Furthermore, by denying Intel chips in such a high profile m…
This wouldn't have been a surprise for the Chinese. Intel would have been told a long time ago, and so likely would the university in question. It also won't be a scenario that China hasn't planned for. The reason that China's been building up its chipmakers over the last few years is for precisely this scenario; reducing the reliance on American tech. They've been doing this quite successfully; Cisco now aren't able…
Only circumstance this would make any sense would be if you were sliding fast and inevitably to open conflict, and causing them setbacks worth of a few months to a couple of years would be vital. Since that is not the case, this has nothing but "strategic blunder" written all over it.