In 2011, Shandong Inspur Software Co., Ltd., Inspur Electronic Information Co., Ltd. and Inspur (Shandong) Electronic Information Company, established a cloud computing joint venture, with each holding a third.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/600756.SS/key-developments/article/2440685|title=Shandong Inspur Software Co., Ltd. to Set up JV|accessdate=29 August 2012|publisher=Reuters| date=25 November 2011}}</ref>
In June 2020, the [[United States Department of Defense]] releasedpublished 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|url-status=live|access-date=June 24, 2020}}</ref> In November 2020, [[Donald Trump]] issued an [[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|url-status=live|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Pamuk|first=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|agency=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-securities-exclusive-idUSKBN27S2X3|url-status=live|access-date=2020-11-12}}</ref>
