The executives could discuss security efforts undertaken by critical infrastructure entities, including those in the banking, energy and water utility sectors.

Malaysia recently emerged as a major center for chip testing and packaging, with Infineon, NXP, and STMicroelectronics NV among the key suppliers operating plants there.

Its data center unit, which sells GPU accelerators for supercomputers and AI, had sales of $2.37 billion in the quarter, up 35% from a year earlier.

The stolen information included customers’ full names, dates of birth, social security numbers, and IDs, the company said.

The business will focus on the acquisition of data centers and fiber networks in Japan, Australia and other Asian markets.

2Africa, also funded by China Mobile and MTN Group, is set to be one of the largest subsea cable projects in the world.

Dubbed Apricot, the infrastructure project will link Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

China is increasingly concerned by security issues related to intelligent vehicles, exemplified by the Didi crackdown and pressure on Tesla.