Microsoft stops using engineers in China for technology supporting US military
Jul 19, 2025
New York [US], July 19: Microsoft Corp. said on July 18 it would stop using engineers in China to provide technical support to the U.S. military after a report prompted the U.S. Defense Secretary to suddenly request an audit of the Pentagon's cloud computing deals.The move followed a ProPublica investigation detailing Microsoft 's <https://thanhnien.vn/microsoft.html> use of engineers in China <https://thanhnien.vn/ky-su-o-trung-quoc.html> to work on US military cloud computing systems under the watchful eye of US "digital monitors", Reuters reported on July 19.