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
3rd
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
21st
Ghana
27/44
21st
Indonesia
27/44
21st
Uzbekistan
27/44
24th
Nepal
26/44
25th
Chile
25/44
25th
Germany
25/44
25th
Kyrgyzstan
25/44
25th
Mozambique
25/44
29th
United Kingdom
24/44
29th
Ireland
24/44
29th
Mexico
24/44
32nd
Peru
23/44
32nd
Serbia
23/44
34th
Bolivia
22/44
34th
Belarus
22/44
34th
France
20/40
34th
Philippines
22/44
34th
Russia
22/44
34th
Tanzania
22/44
34th
United States
22/44
34th
Venezuela
22/44
42nd
Uganda
21/44
43rd
Bulgaria
20/44
44th
Japan
19/44
44th
Lebanon
19/44
46th
Turkey
15/36
47th
Canada
18/44
47th
Georgia
18/44
49th
Panama
16/40
50th
Afghanistan
17/44
50th
Poland
17/44
52nd
Costa Rica
16/44
52nd
Estonia
16/44
52nd
Slovakia
16/44
55th
Austria
14/40
55th
Ukraine
14/40
57th
Nicaragua
15/44
57th
Qatar
15/44
57th
Vietnam
15/44
60th
Angola
14/44
60th
Bangladesh
14/44
60th
Ecuador
14/44
60th
Gambia
14/44
60th
Hungary
14/44
60th
Romania
14/44
60th
Sierra Leone
14/44
60th
Timor-Leste
14/44
60th
Uruguay
14/44
69th
Colombia
11/36
70th
Netherlands
12/40
71st
Spain
13/44
71st
Ethiopia
13/44
73rd
Czech Republic
12/44
73rd
Greece
12/44
73rd
Sweden
12/44
76th
Israel
11/44
76th
Moldova
11/44
76th
Paraguay
11/44
76th
Taiwan
11/44
80th
Democratic Republic of the Congo
10/44
80th
Finland
10/44
82nd
Senegal
9/40
83rd
Bosnia and Herzegovina
8/36
83rd
Iceland
8/36
83rd
Sri Lanka
8/36
86th
South Korea
9/44
86th
Mongolia
9/44
88th
Armenia
8/44
88th
Denmark
8/44
88th
Italy
8/44
91st
Jordan
7/44
91st
Lithuania
7/44
91st
Portugal
7/44
94th
Latvia
5/44
94th
New Zealand
5/44
96th
Belgium
3/44
97th
India
1/40
98th
Albania
0/44
98th
Montenegro
0/44
98th
North Macedonia
0/40
98th
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

83/ 100

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

100 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

70/ 94

Affected Countries

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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

94 countries answered this indicator; 7 countries skipped this indicator

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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/ 98

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

98 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

50/ 99

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

7 countries chose this answer :

Uzbekistan, Egypt, Belarus, Ghana, France, Pakistan, Zimbabwe

99 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

52/ 97

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

97 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

61/ 101

Affected Countries

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