China Electronics Technology Group

China Electronics Technology Group Corporation
Native name
中国电子科技集团公司
Public
Industry Defence, electronics, telecommunications, IT
Founded March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01)
Headquarters Haidian District, Beijing, China
Area served
worldwide
Key people
Xiong Qunli (President)
Increase 165 billion ¥[1] (2015)
Increase 16.3 billion ¥[1] (2015)
Owner Chinese government
Number of employees
>110, 000
Website www.cetc.com.cn

The China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) was established in 2002, as a state-owned company, by the People's Republic of China. Its fields include communications equipment, computers, electronic equipment, software development, research services, investment and asset management for civil and military applications.[2]It was approved by one of the twenty institutional investors.

History

China Electronics Technology Group Corporation was founded in March 2002 by the Minister of Information Industry. It is one of the twenty six wholly state-owned high-tech enterprises. The company is located in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangdong, Sichuan, Shaanxi and 18 other provinces.

In March 2016, the government tasked the company with developing software to identify potential terrorists; using data on jobs, hobbies, consumption habits, and other behaviors.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 中国新一代预警机空警500装备、平台国产化 (Report) (in Chinese). Xinhua. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. "Company Overview of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. "China Tries Its Hand at Pre-Crime". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

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