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China Largely Unaffected by Microsoft Windows Outage Error, US Businesses Hit

Jul 19, 2024, 01:57 PM

China has largely escaped the impact of a major global Microsoft Windows outage, which was caused by an error rather than a cyber attack. The disruption has had minimal effect on Chinese companies and industries, including banks and airlines. This resilience is attributed to China's ongoing campaign for technological self-sufficiency, which has reduced its dependency on US-based technology firms. The outage, which resulted in a bluescreen on computers, has sparked discussions on Chinese social media about the importance of China developing its own operating systems to avoid similar issues in the future. US businesses operating in mainland China, such as Sheraton, were among the few affected by the outage.