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'''Inspur''', whose full name is '''Inspur Group''' (Chinese: 浪潮集团; pinyin: Làngcháo Jítuán), is an information technology conglomerate in [[mainland China]] focusing on [[cloud computing]], [[big data]], key application hosts, servers, storage, [[artificial intelligence]] and [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]]. On April 18, 2006, Inspur changed its English name from Langchao to Inspur. It is listed on the [[Shanghai Stock Exchange|SSE]], [[Shenzhen Stock Exchange|SZSE]], and [[Hong Kong Stock Exchange|SEHK]].

In 2005, [[Microsoft]] invested US$20 million in the company.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Microsoft Invests Even More in China |date= 27 September 2005 |work= SCI-Tech China Daily |url= http://www.china.org.cn/english/scitech/143590.htm |access-date= 16 January 2014 |archive-date= 31 July 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200731120110/http://www.china.org.cn/english/scitech/143590.htm |url-status= live }}</ref> Inspur announced several agreements with virtualization software developer [[VMware]] on research and development of [[cloud computing]] technologies and related products.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Vmware joins with China's Inspur |date= 23 May 2012 |author= Tuo Yannan |work= China Daily |url= http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/23/content_15371083.htm |access-date= 16 January 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title= VMware and Inspur Announce OEM Agreement to Further Accelerate Adoption of Virtualization in China |date= 25 June 2008 |work= Press release |publisher= VMware |url= http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/inspur_oem.html |accessarchive-date= 1628 JanuaryDecember 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/2014011803233320141228184500/http://www.vmwarechinadaily.com.cn/companychina/news2012-05/releases23/inspur_oemcontent_15371083.htmlhtm |archiveurl-datestatus= 18 January 2014live }}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=October 2023}} In 2009, Inspur acquired the Xi'an-based research and development facilities of Qimonda AG for 30 million Chinese yuan (around US$4 million).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4196053/Inspur-completes-takeover-of-Qimonda-s-Chinese-research-center|title=Inspur completes takeover of Qimonda's Chinese research center|access-date=29 August 2012|publisher=EE Times| date=19 August 2009}}</ref><ref name="alib23809">{{cite news|url=http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100160461-1-inspur-group-struggles-compete-foreign.html|title=Inspur Group struggles to compete with foreign technology powerhouses |access-date=29 August 2012|publisher=Alibaba| date=23 August 2009|archive-date=28 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228183859/http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100160461-1-inspur-group-struggles-compete-foreign.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The centre had been responsible for design and development of Qimonda's DRAM products.<ref name="alib23809" />

{{Further|United States sanctions against China|Military-civil fusion}}

In June 2020, the [[United States Department of Defense]] published a list of Chinese companies operating in the U.S. that have ties to the [[People's Liberation Army]], which included Inspur.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Allen-Ebrahimian|first=Bethany|date=June 24, 2020|title=Defense Department produces list of Chinese military-linked companies|work=Axios|url=https://www.axios.com/defense-department-chinese-military-linked-companies-856b9315-48d2-4aec-b932-97b8f29a4d40.html|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625220923/https://www.axios.com/defense-department-chinese-military-linked-companies-856b9315-48d2-4aec-b932-97b8f29a4d40.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2020, [[Donald Trump]] issued an [[Executive Order 13959|executive order]] prohibiting any American company or individual from owning shares in companies that the U.S. Department of Defense has listed as having links to the People's Liberation Army.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chen|first=Shawna|date=November 12, 2020|title=Trump bans Americans from investing in 31 companies with links to Chinese military|work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]]|url=https://www.axios.com/china-military-trump-investments-ban-a0458e29-2245-4bde-920b-d1c6bc698370.html|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028203620/https://www.axios.com/china-military-trump-investments-ban-a0458e29-2245-4bde-920b-d1c6bc698370.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Pamuk|first1=Humeyra|last2=Alper|first2=Alexandra|last3=Ali|first3=Idrees|date=2020-11-12|title=Trump bans U.S. investments in firms linked to Chinese military|language=en|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-securities-exclusive-idUSKBN27S2X3|access-date=2020-11-12|archive-date=2021-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028175811/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-securities-exclusive-idUSKBN27S2X3|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2023, the [[United States Department of Commerce]] added Inspur to the [[Bureau of Industry and Security]]'s [[Entity List]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Alper |first1=Alexandra |last2=Shepardson |first2=David |date=2023-03-02 |title=U.S. adds units of China's BGI, Inspur to trade blacklist |language=en |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-adds-chinese-genetics-company-units-trade-blacklist-2023-03-02/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |archive-date=2023-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302225859/https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-adds-chinese-genetics-company-units-trade-blacklist-2023-03-02/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jiang |first=Ben |date=2023-03-03 |title=US move to add Inspur to Entity List will hinder China's computing power |url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3212281/tech-war-us-decision-add-ai-server-firm-inspur-its-trade-black-list-likely-hinder-chinas-computing |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=[[South China Morning Post]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304163134/https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3212281/tech-war-us-decision-add-ai-server-firm-inspur-its-trade-black-list-likely-hinder-chinas-computing |url-status=live }}</ref>