China's U.S. computer deal assailed

Iria · Mar 25, 2006, 03:38 PM

HONG KONG - A U.S. State Department purchase of more than 15,000 computers made by Lenovo Group, a company controlled by the Chinese government, is starting to draw criticism in the latest sign of American unease about the role of foreign companies in the domestic economy.

The computers, valued at more than $13 million, are coming from factories in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Monterrey, Mexico, that were part of the personal computer division that Lenovo purchased from International Business Machines last May.

Sean McCormack, a State Department spokesman, said at a media briefing Wednesday that the computers were intended for unclassified systems and would be serviced by the former IBM division.

The cost of the contracts was carefully scrutinized, he said, without discussing security issues in any detail.
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Mar 25, 2006, 03:38 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	China's U.S. computer deal assailed HONG KONG - A U.S. State Department purchase of more than 15,000 computers made by Lenovo Group, a company controlled by the Chinese government, is starting to draw criticism in the latest sign of American unease about the role of foreign companies in the domestic economy. The computers, valued at more than $13 million, are coming from factories in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Monterrey, Mexico, that were part of the personal computer division that Lenovo purchased from International Business Machines last May. Sean McCormack, a State Department spokesman, said at a media briefing Wednesday that the computers were intended for unclassified systems and would be serviced by the former IBM division. The cost of the contracts was carefully scrutinized, he said, without discussing security issues in any detail. __________ Read More / Source: International Herald Tribune