> Arm UK sacked the chairman and CEO of Arm China, Allen Wu, but Wu refused to go.
> Wu is is said to have hired his own security guards and won’t let representatives of the Arm China board or Arm Ltd on the Arm China premises.
> 200 Arm China employees have signed a statement saying it “is a Chinese-controlled joint venture that should abide by the Chinese laws and fulfil the social responsibility in China. We plead with the government to pay attention to the turbulence Arm China is facing now, and intervene to protect this strategic asset.”
Lovely. Brilliant demonstration on why everyone should stay out of China.
For anyone looking for context, ARM has essentially lost control of its IP and IP licensing in China. This is largely a result of the US/China battle over Huawei; the ARM China CEO has repeatedly stated his willingness to continue working with Huawei despite the US ban. As a consequence, there will likely be a major chilling effect on hardware companies (or maybe all companies) that want to set up JV's in China.
> Arm UK sacked the chairman and CEO of Arm China, Allen Wu, but Wu refused to go.
> Wu is is said to have hired his own security guards and won’t let representatives of the Arm China board or Arm Ltd on the Arm China premises.
> 200 Arm China employees have signed a statement saying it “is a Chinese-controlled joint venture that should abide by the Chinese laws and fulfil the social responsibility in China. We plead with the government to pay attention to the turbulence Arm China is facing now, and intervene to protect this strategic asset.”
Lovely. Brilliant demonstration on why everyone should stay out of China.