Microsoft’s GitHub mulls expansion in China

GITHUB IS NOT a household name. But the American company, which is the world’s largest repository of open-source software, provides vital digital infrastructure on which much of the multibillion-dollar software business depends. So vital that Microsoft was happy to pay $7.5bn for the firm in 2018. The software giant’s boss, Satya Nadella, noted at the time that digital technology now pervades societies and economies, and that software developers are its architects.

More Chinese developers may soon find cosier shelter there. GitHub’s plans to expand in China have not been announced and are at an early stage. But public event listings show that the firm’s chief operating officer, Erica Brescia, has travelled to China repeatedly in recent months to meet Chinese coders. In mid-September she was in Shanghai, hosting GitHub’s first-ever event in mainland China. On December 2nd she co-hosted an event for developers in Shenzhen.

Sheng Wu, a software developer in Beijing who attended that event, says GitHub discussed the possibility of expanding its Chinese operations openly. Another attendee confirmed his account. There are other indicators. One GitHub employee, who asked to remain anonymous, said that GitHub Enterprise, the firm’s money-spinning product aimed at large companies, had recently passed a Chinese government standard called GB18030 that is a prerequisite for offering services in China.

A more provocative option would be to establish a company that falls under the purview of the Chinese government. That would allow GitHub to run servers in mainland China itself, but would raise questions about how the firm would manage databases of computer code that straddle Chinese and American jurisdictions.

Its plans could attract official attention in the West. Because they are published openly, the projects that GitHub hosts are not subject to American export controls of the kind that have dogged Chinese technology companies in recent months. For that reason, the Chinese government is increasingly interested in stimulating the development of open-source software, as part of a more general attempt to build a domestic computing industry independent of American technology and influence.

Microsoft should be banned in China

This is the Huawei's zone. Din't move!

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

In response to Trump, China gets meanWhat's good for the goose... Thanks Trump China has learned that bypassing the middle man ( media ) is faster and shows insight into the thought process of an individual... and they own the media .. think about that
Source: politico - 🏆 381. / 59 Read more »

Managing China is NATO's biggest challenge yetLay aside all the theatrics of this week's 70th anniversary summit of NATO's now-29 members. The biggest news – though woefully underreported – was that NATO, history's most enduring and successful alliance, for the first-time defined China as a strategic challenge. America's problem not ours.. Russia? No it isnt and should not even be part of its mission
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »

In the UN, China uses threats and cajolery to promote its worldviewChina is now the second largest contributor to the UN, after America So what? China is where theres no elections? CommunismKills GlobalismKills SocialismKills Go figure their strategy is to copy the USA but have differences in military and law. Personally I would caution going to China for the majority of intellectuals. Imprisionment for even smoking cannabis.
Source: TheEconomist - 🏆 6. / 92 Read more »

China waiving tariffs on soybeans and pork could help farmers and boost U.S. exportsThe move comes as particularly good news for soybean farmers, who have seen a huge share of their market dry up since July 2018. That's a huge break for Trump. Because these headlines were starting to pile up making running for office in rural areas very difficult for Republicans who cannot defend the TrumpTradeWar. I think Chinese guys are better at math than any of us over here. They only did the tariffs just to try and look tough vs. Trumps tariffs, but eventually math comes along and tells you 'Bro this makes no sense no matter how you look at it'/ If only we could learn about math too.
Source: Newsweek - 🏆 468. / 52 Read more »

Uighur in Netherlands: I leaked documents on China re-education campsA middle-aged Uighur woman living in the Netherlands tells a Dutch paper that she was a source who leaked secret Chinese documents, which were the foundation of stories last month by NBCNews and journalists around the world, and now fears for her safety. Fully understand how inhumane and murderous China Communist did on dissidents. Praying for her safety. Her braveness is saving the lives of millions of Uyghurs and Muslim minorities. No one should turn a blind eye to the crimes of ccp . What we need to do now is to BoycottChina and StandwithUyghurs All countries must open their eyes to these crime which violate human rights.
Source: NBCNews - 🏆 10. / 86 Read more »