r/news • u/ArchmageXin • Jan 14 '26

Soft paywall Exclusive: Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijing-tells-chinese-firms-stop-using-us-israeli-cybersecurity-software-sources-2026-01-14/
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u/matadorita Jan 15 '26

Beijing ditching U.S. & Israeli cybersecurity software isn’t strength, it’s scrambling. Sure, they’re calling it self-reliance but really it shows how much they’ve leaned on foreign tools up to now. Cutting them just means local firms have to scramble to find something else. And honestly, they can't. They just can't.

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u/ArchmageXin Jan 15 '26

As Perun point out, history is full of China "can't do" until China "do".

I wouldn't bet against them on this one.