China Largely Unaffected by Global IT Outage

• Businesses in the U.S. and Europe faced a major IT outage on Friday, but China remained mostly unaffected due to minimal use of CrowdStrike products.
• CrowdStrike's software update caused disruptions globally, but Chinese companies, which prefer local tech solutions, were largely spared.
• Microsoft Windows devices in China experienced some issues, but the impact was limited compared to other regions.
• The hashtag 'Thank you Microsoft, [I can] take off early' trended briefly on Weibo, highlighting the minor disruptions.
• China's push for homegrown technology and data localization has reduced reliance on foreign cybersecurity products like CrowdStrike.

Source: CNBC