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Huawei’s Android and Linux alternatives get boost from Shenzhen as China continues to wean itself off foreign tech

  • Sanctioned-hit Huawei is getting more support from the Shenzhen government in an action plan that promotes the use of HarmonyOS and EulerOS
  • The mobile and server operating systems, at less than 5 years old, having taken on new importance amid Beijing’s technological self-sufficiency drive

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A staff member of a Huawei store in Shenzhen shows a smartphone running the HarmonyOS operating system on May 31, 2021. Photo: AFP
Xinmei Shen
China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen is making a concerted push to boost the use of operating systems developed by Huawei Technologies, as the country continues seeking to cut its reliance on foreign technologies.

Shenzhen will try to attract companies and talent to the city to build an industry around HarmonyOS and EulerOS, two operating systems developed by the telecoms equipment giant based in the city, the local Industry and Information Technology Bureau said in an action plan published on Friday.

The city wants to eliminate reliance on foreign tech in key operating systems by 2025, and help HarmonyOS and EulerOS become world-leading software, according to the plan.

The municipal government also wants by that same year to have more than 10 industries and at least 100 companies that have adopted the operating systems.

As part of the effort, Shenzhen will encourage government bodies and state-owned enterprises to use the systems in fields including water supply, transportat and education, according to the action plan. It also encourages the manufacturing, internet, finance, energy and healthcare industries to use products with those systems installed.

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