China Electronics Technology Group

China Electronics Technology Group Corporation
State-owned enterprise
Industry Defence, Electronics, Telecommunications, IT
Founded March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01)
Headquarters Haidian District, Beijing, China
Area served
 worldwide
Key people
 Xiong Qunli (Chairman and President)[1]
Products Radars, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Electronic equipment, Telecommunications equipments, Software, Internetworking
Increase CN¥ 188 billion[2] (2016)
Increase CN¥ 18.31 billion[2] (2016)
Owner Chinese Central Government (via State Council) (100%)
Number of employees
 140,493[3]
Parent SASAC of the State Council
Subsidiaries CET HIK Group (100%)
Website www.cetc.com.cn
China Electronics Technology Group Corporation
Simplified Chinese 中国电子科技集团公司
Traditional Chinese 中國電子科技集團公司
CETC
Simplified Chinese 中国电科
Traditional Chinese 中國電科
Literal meaning China Electronics Technology

The China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) was established in 2002, as a People's Republic of China's state-owned company. Its fields include communications equipment, computers, electronic equipment, software development, research services, investment and asset management for civil and military applications.[4]

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.[5]

CETC is reportedly soliciting government contracts to deploy facial recognition systems in Hotan Prefecture.[6]

Subsidiaries

References

  1. ↑ "Group Leader - CETC". China Electronics Technology Group Corporation.
  2. 1 2 中国电科描绘2017年发展新蓝图 China Electronics Technology Group 2017-02-24 (in Chinese)
  3. ↑ "Introduction - CETC". China Electronics Technology Group Corporation.
  4. ↑ "Company Overview of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "China Tries Its Hand at Pre-Crime". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Shih, Gerry (December 18, 2017). "AP Exclusive: Digital police state shackles Chinese minority". The Associated Press. Retrieved December 19, 2017. The facial scanner is made by China Electronics Technology Group (CETC), a state-owned defense contractor that has spearheaded China’s fast-growing field of predictive policing with Xinjiang as its test bed. The AP found 27 CETC bids for Xinjiang government contracts, including one soliciting a facial recognition system for facilities and centers in Hotan Prefecture.


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