On May 8, 11:11=A0pm, CharlesLiu <chliu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 8, 10:41=A0pm, rst0wxyz <rst0w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > US warns China of 'technological isolation'
>
> Nice, except CDMA in US from inception was not a global standard, and
> US cellular market now is fragmented with GSM and minimum of two other
> proprietary, incompatible systems.
>
> And my GSM phone still doesn't work in Japan, because Japanese network
> is also propriatery.
>
> What's that? "Do as I say, not as I do"???
>
>
>
> > Thu May 8, 9:24 PM
EThttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/pl_afp/uschina=
technology_0805090...
> > WA****NGTON (AFP) - The United States warned China Thursday that it
> > risked "technological isolation" for developing unique technical
> > standards of its own that also are shutting out foreign competition.
>
> > Despite widely accepted international standards, China developed
> > standards mandated by government regulations amid a lack of
> > transparency and due process, said Under Secretary of Commerce
> > Christopher Padilla.
>
> > "These requirements certainly provide Chinese domestic companies an
> > unfair advantage, but they also carry great risks for China," he told
> > a conference in Wa****ngton on standards and innovation in China.
>
> > In the 1980s, he said, Japan thought its market was large enough to
> > justify unique technology standards that would eventually move the
> > world in its direction, to the benefit of its companies.
>
> > "It was wrong," he said.
>
> > "Now China runs the same risk of turning itself into a lonely island
> > of technological isolation, cut off from the world by government-
> > mandated, China-unique standards that are out of line with where the
> > market-driven global economy is heading."
>
> > Many American companies have expressed concern about security
> > standards for information technology products that made it costly for
> > them to enter the Chinese market, said Padilla, who is policy chief
> > for international commerce.
>
> > "We see this happening in other areas as well, including
> > telecommunications, electronics, digital media, and software," he
> > said.
>
> > Citing as an example, he said it appeared that Beijing favored a
China-
> > specific third-generation (3G) mobile phone standard over
> > internationally recognized standards.
>
> > "While China's approach may appear to provide a competitive advantage
> > in the short term, it in fact inhibits collaboration, limits product
> > development, reduces consumer choice, and hinders China's
> > competitiveness and growth," he said.
China is holding back design details on their technologies, probably
in case of war in the future.
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