Wednesday

Chinese Prefers Homegrown Product:

Interesting part

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To qualify as "domestic", software will have to be 50 per cent developed in China, according to the Financial Times. Government buyers will need special permission to buy non-domestic products. The changes will bring software into line with guidelines for procuring other products.

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I wonder what that signifies.. I mean 50% of lines? or 50% of functionality?

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Interesting part:
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In fact, many domestic competitors and some government officials said Beijing has failed to respect China's law on government procurement, which stipulates that when a local product is available it should receive preference over foreign products.

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