Technology

The Technology Domain gauges the PRC‘s influence over the technology sector in the Index country, including the activity and financial leverage of PRC companies, use of PRC hardware, and bilateral research partnerships.

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Ranking & Scores
Rank
Country
Score
1st
Egypt
44/44
1st
Pakistan
44/44
3th
Nigeria
40/44
4th
Thailand
38/44
4th
South Africa
38/44
4th
Zimbabwe
38/44
7th
Malaysia
36/44
7th
Singapore
36/44
9th
Brazil
35/44
9th
Algeria
35/44
9th
Cambodia
35/44
9th
Kazakhstan
35/44
13th
Kenya
31/44
14th
Myanmar
24/36
15th
Saudi Arabia
29/44
15th
Tajikistan
29/44
17th
Argentina
26/40
18th
Azerbaijan
28/44
18th
Turkmenistan
28/44
20th
Australia
25/40
21th
Indonesia
27/44
21th
Uzbekistan
27/44
23th
Nepal
26/44
24th
Chile
25/44
24th
Germany
25/44
24th
Kyrgyzstan
25/44
24th
Mozambique
25/44
28th
United Kingdom
24/44
28th
Ireland
24/44
28th
Mexico
24/44
31th
Peru
23/44
31th
Serbia
23/44
33th
Bolivia
22/44
33th
Belarus
22/44
33th
France
20/40
33th
Philippines
22/44
33th
Russia
22/44
33th
United States
22/44
33th
Venezuela
22/44
40th
Uganda
21/44
41th
Bulgaria
20/44
42th
Japan
19/44
42th
Lebanon
19/44
44th
Turkey
15/36
45th
Canada
18/44
45th
Georgia
18/44
47th
Panama
16/40
48th
Afghanistan
17/44
48th
Poland
17/44
50th
Costa Rica
16/44
50th
Estonia
16/44
50th
Slovakia
16/44
53th
Austria
14/40
53th
Ukraine
14/40
55th
Nicaragua
15/44
55th
Qatar
15/44
55th
Vietnam
15/44
58th
Angola
14/44
58th
Bangladesh
14/44
58th
Ecuador
14/44
58th
Gambia
14/44
58th
Hungary
14/44
58th
Romania
14/44
58th
Timor-Leste
14/44
58th
Uruguay
14/44
66th
Colombia
11/36
67th
Netherlands
12/40
68th
Spain
13/44
68th
Ethiopia
13/44
70th
Czech Republic
12/44
70th
Greece
12/44
70th
Sweden
12/44
73th
Israel
11/44
73th
Moldova
11/44
73th
Paraguay
11/44
73th
Taiwan
11/44
77th
Democratic Republic of the Congo
10/44
77th
Finland
10/44
79th
Senegal
9/40
80th
Bosnia and Herzegovina
8/36
80th
Iceland
8/36
80th
Sri Lanka
8/36
83th
South Korea
9/44
83th
Mongolia
9/44
85th
Armenia
8/44
85th
Denmark
8/44
85th
Italy
8/44
88th
Jordan
7/44
88th
Lithuania
7/44
88th
Portugal
7/44
91th
Latvia
5/44
91th
New Zealand
5/44
93th
Belgium
3/44
94th
India
1/40
95th
Albania
0/44
95th
Montenegro
0/44
95th
North Macedonia
0/40
95th
El Salvador
0/44

Exposure

Exposure assesses the conditions that make the target country vulnerable to PRC‘s influence, e.g. in terms of economic dependence, or the receiving of some form of benefit.

02.In my country, telecoms have signed agreements to adopt hardwares or technical specifications of 4G or 5G cellular networks that are produced or developed by Huawei, ZTE or other PRC enterprises.

2024

80/ 97

Affected Countries

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1 countries chose this answer :

Iceland

1/ Few, but insignificant

7 countries chose this answer :

Mexico, Serbia, Greece, Spain, Russia, South Korea, Qatar

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

7 countries chose this answer :

Armenia, Denmark, Netherlands, Singapore, Estonia, Timor-Leste, Saudi Arabia

97 countries answered this indicator; 1 countries skipped this indicator

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03.In my country, internet service providers have signed agreements to adopt hardware or technical specifications for Wi-Fi or fiber optic/broadband networks that are produced or developed by PRC enterprises.

2024

67/ 91

Affected Countries

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Skipped

1/ Few, but insignificant

7 countries chose this answer :

Jordan, Mexico, Ecuador, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

6 countries chose this answer :

Tajikistan, Lebanon, Algeria, Denmark, Netherlands, Zimbabwe

91 countries answered this indicator; 7 countries skipped this indicator

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04.In my country, PRC-connected entities are authorized to supply tech-related equipment for critical infrastructure (such as airports, public transport, government IT networks, ports etc.).

2024

75/ 96

Affected Countries

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05.In my country, the central or local government has signed agreements to adopt biometric surveillance technology (such as facial, voice, DNA or gait recognition) produced by PRC-connected entities.

2024

41/ 95

Affected Countries

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Skipped

3 countries chose this answer :

Turkey, Ukraine, Argentina

1/ Few, but insignificant

9 countries chose this answer :

Armenia, Jordan, Lebanon, Panama, Ecuador, Hungary, Taiwan, Nepal, Saudi Arabia

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

7 countries chose this answer :

Peru, Algeria, Bulgaria, Moldova, Singapore, Brazil, Uganda

3/ Few, but significant

4/ More than a few, and significant

95 countries answered this indicator; 3 countries skipped this indicator

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06.In my country, one or more cities have procured, or have signed contracts with PRC-connected entities to establish “smart city systems.

2024

48/ 96

Affected Countries

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Skipped

2 countries chose this answer :

Turkey, Sri Lanka

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

4 countries chose this answer :

Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Brazil, Uruguay

4/ More than a few, and significant

6 countries chose this answer :

Uzbekistan, Egypt, Belarus, France, Pakistan, Zimbabwe

96 countries answered this indicator; 2 countries skipped this indicator

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08.In my country, PRC-affiliated venture capital, financial firms or PRC government entities invest in local technology start-ups.

2024

51/ 94

Affected Countries

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Skipped

4 countries chose this answer :

Colombia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Myanmar, Sri Lanka

1/ Few, but insignificant

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

12 countries chose this answer :

Peru, Chile, Gambia, Algeria, France, Belgium, Singapore, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, Cambodia, Israel

3/ Few, but significant

4/ More than a few, and significant

94 countries answered this indicator; 4 countries skipped this indicator

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09.In my country, companies have publicly announced that they had signed MOUs to collaborate on technological development (such as collaborations in A.I., Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Big Data) with PRC-connected entities.

2024

60/ 98

Affected Countries

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2/ More than a few, but insignificant

5 countries chose this answer :

Bulgaria, Netherlands, South Korea, Qatar, Cambodia

4/ More than a few, and significant

98 countries answered this indicator; 0 countries skipped this indicator

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