The combination of Indian software skills and Chinese hardware expertise could make China and India leaders in the worldwide IT industry, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said last week in Bangalore, India. “When that particular day comes, it will signify the coming of the Asian century of the IT industry,” he said.
The IT industries of the two neighboring countries until recently remained separate because of a border dispute. But now, as the two governments work to resolve political disagreements, some cross-pollination of their IT industries has begun.