China Electronics Technology Group

China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) (zhongguo dianzi keji jituan gongsi),[6] established in 2002, is a Chinese state-owned company. Its fields include communications equipment, computers, electronic equipment, software development, research services, investment and asset management for civil and military applications.[7][8]

China Electronics Technology Group Corporation
State-owned enterprise
IndustryDefence, Electronics, Telecommunications, IT
FoundedMarch 1, 2002 (2002-03-01)
Headquarters
Haidian District, Beijing
,
China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Xiong Qunli (Chairman and President)[1]
ProductsRadars, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Electronic equipment, Telecommunications equipments, Software, Internetworking
Revenue220,427,000,000 renminbi[2] (2018) 
CN¥ 188 billion[3] (2016)
CN¥ 18.31 billion[3] (2016)
Total assets$51.672 million [4]
OwnerChinese Central Government (via State Council) (100%)
Number of employees
179,636[5]
ParentSASAC of the State Council
SubsidiariesCET HIK Group (100%)
Websitewww.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 meaningChina Electronics Technology

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 2012, CETC celebrated their tenth anniversary and had 80,000 employees.[6]

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.[9]

In June 2017, CETC successfully launched the world's largest fixed-wing drone swarm to date. The drones in the swarm were a commercial fixed-wing model produced by Skywalker Technology, a Wuhan-based company.[10]

In December 2017, CETC was reported to be soliciting government contracts to deploy facial recognition systems in Hotan Prefecture.[11]

Subsidiaries

References
  1. "Group Leader - CETC". China Electronics Technology Group Corporation. Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. https://finance.sina.com.cn/zt_d/2019_zq500qbd/.
  3. 中国电科描绘2017年发展新蓝图 Archived 2017-03-15 at the Wayback Machine China Electronics Technology Group 2017-02-24 (in Chinese)
  4. "China Electronics Technology Group". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  5. "Introduction - CETC". China Electronics Technology Group Corporation. Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  6. Luce, Matthew (February 21, 2012). "A Model Company: CETC Celebrates 10 Years of Civil-Military Integration". Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019.
  7. "Company Overview of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  8. Allen-Ebrahimian, Bethany (June 24, 2020). "Defense Department produces list of Chinese military-linked companies". Axios. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  9. "China Tries Its Hand at Pre-Crime". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  10. Laskai, Lorand (29 January 2018). "Civil-Military Fusion: The Missing Link Between China's Technological and Military Rise". Council on Foreign Relations.
  11. Shih, Gerry (December 18, 2017). "AP Exclusive: Digital police state shackles Chinese minority". The Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. 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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