Recently CNN.co.jp reported the following:
米マイクロソフト、中国国内の従業員に他国への転勤要請
2024.05.17 Fri posted at 16:00 JST
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(CNN) 米マイクロソフト(MS)は17日までに、中国国内で働く少なくとも100人の従業員に対し、他国への転勤を検討するよう求めた。中国の国営メディアが報じた。
人工知能(AI)やクリーンエネルギーといったテクノロジーを巡り、米中の関係は悪化している。
主にクラウドコンピューティングに携わるMS従業員に対して、米国やオーストラリア、アイルランドなどの国々で勤務する機会がこのほど提供されたという。中国国営の澎湃新聞が15日、匿名の情報筋を引用して報じた。
MSの広報担当者は16日、CNNの取材に答え、「社内的に機会を提供することは、当社のグローバル事業の運営に含まれる」と説明。そうした過程の一環として、一部の社員に企業内での移転の選択肢を共有したと述べた。
同紙は昨年、匿名の情報筋を引用し、バイデン政権が中国企業による米国のクラウドサービスへのアクセス制限を準備していると報じていた。
MSは1992年に中国に進出。北京に設立した研究施設を拠点に影響力を構築してきた。
ある従業員は澎湃の取材に対し、「誰もが困惑している」と答えた。当該の従業員らは、1カ月以内に決断を下すよう求められているという。
中国メディアの第一財経によれば、100人以上の従業員に影響が及ぶ。一方で彼らには転勤しない選択肢もあると、同メディアは付け加えた。
テクノロジー分野を巡り、米中両国は近年対立を深めている。今週バイデン政権は、180億ドル(約2兆8000億円)相当の中国製電気自動車(EV)やその他多くの製品に対する関税を今後2年間で引き上げると発表した。
Translation
(CNN) Microsoft (MS) had on the 17th asked at least 100 employees working in China to consider transferring to other countries. This was reported by Chinese state media.
Relations between the United States and China had worsened over technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and clean energy.
MS employees primarily involved in cloud computing had recently been offered the opportunity to work in countries such as the United States, Australia, and Ireland. China's state-run Penghu Newspaper (澎湃新聞)reported on the 15th, citing anonymous sources.
A MS spokesperson said in an interview with CNN on the 16th that "Providing opportunities internally is part of running our global business". The company said that as part of that process, it shared the option of relocating within the company with some employees.
According to the Wall Street Journal as reported on the 16th, MS had asked up to 800 employees to consider relocation. Most of them were Chinese engineers working in cloud computing and AI.
This same Journal had reported last year, citing anonymous sources, that the Biden administration was preparing to restrict Chinese companies' access to U.S. cloud services.
MS entered China in 1992. It had built its influence based on the research facility it established in Beijing.
One employee told Penghu in an interview that "Everyone is confused,". The employees were asked to decide within a month.
According to Chinese media outlet Daiichi Caijing (第一財経), more than 100 employees are affected. However, the media added that they also had the option of not transferring,
The US and China had been at odds in recent years over the technology sector. This week, the Biden administration announced that over the next two years it would increase tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese-made electric vehicles and many other products.
So, Microsoft has asked at least
100 employees working in China to consider transferring to other countries. I
think this move is within expectation as relations between the United States
and China have worsened over computing technologies such as artificial
intelligence.
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