China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC; 中国电子科技集团公司; zhongguo dianzi keji jituan gongsi[5]) is a
Chinesestate-owned company established in 2002. Its fields include communications equipment, computers, electronic equipment, IT infrastructure, networks, software development, research services, investment and asset management for civilian and military applications.[6][7] It was founded with the stated goal of leveraging civilian electronics for the benefit of the
People's Liberation Army.[5]
In 2021, CETC became the third largest electronics and IT company in China after absorbing
Potevio, with a combined revenue of $53 billion in 2019, behind only Huawei and Lenovo.[8]
The company also handles electronic parts and systems for radars, missiles, key components for satellites in the
BeiDou network, semiconductors, antennas for wireless infrastructure as well as equipment for autonomous-driving technology.[8]
In 2012, CETC celebrated their tenth anniversary and had 80,000 employees at the time.[5]
In March 2016, the government tasked the company with developing software to identify potential terrorists; using data on jobs, hobbies, consumption habits, and other behaviors.[10]
In June 2017, CETC successfully launched the world's largest fixed-wing drone swarm to date. The drones in the swarm were a commercial fixed-wing model produced by Skywalker Technology, a
Wuhan-based company.[11]
Following the
2023 Chinese balloon incident, the U.S. Commerce Department added CETC's 48 Research Institute to the Entity List for supporting "China's military modernization efforts, specifically the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) aerospace programs including airships and balloons."[26][27]
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"AP Exclusive: Digital police state shackles Chinese minority".
The Associated Press.
Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017. The facial scanner is made by China Electronics Technology Group (CETC), a state-owned defense contractor that has spearheaded China's fast-growing field of predictive policing with Xinjiang as its test bed. The AP found 27 CETC bids for Xinjiang government contracts, including one soliciting a facial recognition system for facilities and centers in Hotan Prefecture.