A 2022 Chinese government directive aims to get US technology out of China—an effort some refer to as “Delete A,” for Delete America.  Document 79 was so sensitive that high-ranking officials and executives were only shown the order and weren’t allowed to make copies… It requires state-owned companies in finance, energy and other sectors to replace foreign software in their IT systems by 2027. 

American tech giants had long thrived in China as they hot-wired the country’s meteoric industrial rise with computers, operating systems and software. Chinese leaders want to sever that relationship, driven by a push for self-sufficiency and concerns over the country’s long-term security…Document 79, named for the numbering on the paper, targets companies that provide software—enabling daily business operations from basic office tools to supply-chain management. The likes of  Microsoft  and Oracle are losing ground in China

Excerpts from Liza Lin, China Intensifies Push to ‘Delete America’ From Its Technology, Mar. 7, 2024