InfoWorld: Global Standards Are Key, Intel CEO Tells Chinese Execs

Sumner Lemon of IDG News Service contributed the report on Intel CEO
Craig Barrett's speech in Shenyang, China, which stresses the
importance of international standards in developing new IT products.

"The fastest way to move into the rapidly growing digital economy is
to adopt standards, which will enable government and businesses to
maximize their investments and obtain industry-leading performance at
lower cost and with greater choice," said Craig. Craig was addressing
some Chinese government officials and business executives.

Currently there is a trade dispute between the U.S. and China over the
implementation of a Chinese wireless local area network (WLAN)
standard. China requires all WLAN equipments sold in the country to
conform to the local standard after June 1, and foreign companies must
license WAPI through coproduction agreements with one of around 20
Chinese companies.

According to this report, which can be read in
http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/...andards_1.html
Intel is not the only WLAN chipset maker which declines to support
China WAPI. Texas Instrument Inc. does not have plans to support it
either.