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it took two years for the CEO of ARM China to be fired. Allen Wu was dismissed by the company two years ago, but because he held the company s seal stamp, or Chop, the dismissal wasn t considered official until the Shenzhen government signed off on a new company chop being made.

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Fun Fact: it took two years for the CEO of ARM China to be fired. Allen Wu was dismissed by the company two years ago, but because he held the company’s seal stamp, or Chop, the dismissal wasn’t considered official until the Shenzhen government signed off on a new company chop being made.

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