Friday, December 24th 2021

Intel Bans Chinese Components from Xinjiang Province, Turns Around and Apologises to China

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TheLostSwede
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In a very confusing move, Intel has informed its suppliers that it won't accept components that have been made in or by labour from the Xinjiang Province in China, only to turn around almost instantly and apologise to China for the fact that it has done so. That said, Intel doesn't appear to have changed its mind, the company simply apologised due to the backlash from Chinese citizens, who are threatening to boycott Intel products.

Part of the reasoning behind the ban of components from the Xinjiang Province is said to be due to US laws and is apparently not entirely in line with Intel's own views on the situation. A statement from Intel said "We apologize for the distress caused to our esteemed Chinese customers, partners and the general public," although it's unclear if this is going to be enough to calm the Chinese public, which tend to be able to stir up quite a lot of trouble for foreign companies in China that are seem to be anti China.
Sources: Taiwan News, Tom's hardware

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61 Comments on Intel Bans Chinese Components from Xinjiang Province, Turns Around and Apologises to China

#51
AusWolf
The morale of the story: you can do whatever you want if you apologise right after.
Merry Christmas! :toast:
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#52
Garrus
Put 30 percent tariffs on everything coming from China. That way you'll only buy essential goods that are very necessary from the country. Nobody should be sending money to a regime planning war against its neighbor.
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#54
Caring1
Xex360The worst 2 countries in the world, unfortunately citizens are not to blame their awful governments are.
It all depends on how deeply indoctrinated those peoples are.
Both appear pretty jingoistic in my opinion.
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#55
Naito
AusWolfThe morale of the story: you can do whatever you want if you apologise right after.
Merry Christmas! :toast:
"You can commit any sin you want, as long as you absolve afterwards"
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#56
R-T-B
GarrusPut 30 percent tariffs on everything coming from China. That way you'll only buy essential goods that are very necessary from the country. Nobody should be sending money to a regime planning war against its neighbor.
That's pretty much what we are doing right now.
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#57
Naito
Caring1It all depends on how deeply indoctrinated those peoples are.
Nationalism is a powerful tool.
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#58
R0H1T
GarrusThat way you'll only buy essential goods that are very necessary from the country.
And then you find out that the "govt" is essentially paid for by the same companies importing these goods :slap:

I'm betting the biggest companies "exporting" to the US are Apple, Walmart, Amazon, HP, Dell et al.

You know this is how modern day capitalism works, right?
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#59
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probably everyone on this planet has something in their house that is made in china, now that is world domination.
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#60
R0H1T
Tiggerprobably everyone on this planet has something in their house that is made in china,
Depends on where you live, pretty sure we have millions, at or below poverty line, who can't "afford" made in China.
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