Category: Huawei

Huawei CFO Reaches Deal With US Prosecutors Allowing Her Return to China, DOJ Says

NEW YORK—Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has reached deferred prosecution agreement with the United States that would allow her to return to China after nearly three years after her arrest and detention in Canada, U.S. prosecutors said before a Brooklyn district court on Sept. 24. As part of the agreement, the government would put the prosecution…


Huawei CFO Reaches Deal With US Prosecutors Allowing Her Return to China

NEW YORK—Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has reached deferred prosecution agreement with the United States that would allow her to return to China after nearly three years after her arrest and detention in Canada, U.S. prosecutors said before a Brooklyn district court on Sept. 24. The deal was approved by U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly. As…


Huawei CFO Allowed to Return to China After Reaching Deal With US Prosecutors

NEW YORK—Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has reached a deferred prosecution agreement with the United States that would allow her to return to China nearly three years after her arrest and detention in Canada, U.S. prosecutors said before a Brooklyn district court on Sept. 24. The deal was approved by U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly. As…


US Commerce Chief: More Action To Be Taken on Huawei if Needed

WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Thursday the Biden administration will take further action against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei if necessary, after some Republican lawmakers pressed for more steps. Washington says Huawei is a national security threat on a variety of grounds and aggressively lobbied other countries not to use Huawei equipment in next-generation…


Australian Professor Runs to China After Ethnic Facial Recognition Research Found to Be Unethical

An Australian academic has abruptly departed the country for China after his work on developing technology to identify Uyghurs based on visual data was found to be unethical. Research conducted by Prof. Wanquan Liu at the University of Curtin in Western Australia and published in 2018 used artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to accurately…


Lithuania Calls to Quit Chinese Smartphones Over Security and Censorship Concerns

Lithuania discouraged consumers on Tuesday from using Chinese mobile devices—found to come with built-in censorship capabilities undermining freedom of speech and personal data security. It comes after a Sept. 21 government report showing flagship phones sold in Europe by Chinese phone maker Xiaomi have built-in and remotely controlled techniques to detect and block sensitive terms without the user’s permission….


Throw Away Chinese Smartphones Over Security, Censorship Concerns, Lithuania Says

Lithuania discouraged consumers on Tuesday from using Chinese mobile devices—found to come with built-in censorship capabilities undermining freedom of speech and personal data security. It comes after a Sept. 21 government report showing flagship phones sold in Europe by Chinese phone maker Xiaomi have built-in and remotely controlled techniques to detect and block sensitive terms without the user’s permission….


US Resumes Talks With Huawei CFO on Resolving Criminal Charges: Globe and Mail

The U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) is in talks with Huawei and its Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers about an agreement that could allow her to return to China, the Globe and Mail reported on Friday, citing Canadian sources. Meng was arrested at Vancouver International Airport in December 2018 on a warrant from the United…


Tories Ask Ethics Watchdog to Confirm Whether Trudeau Disclosed 2016 Book Deal With CCP-Controlled Publisher

The Conservative Party is seeking confirmation from the federal ethics commissioner as to whether clearance was sought on a book deal with a Chinese state-owned publishing house that republished Justin Trudeau’s private memoirs in 2016. “I am writing to you about concerns raised by an article published today in the Globe and Mail entitled ‘Justin…


Calls for Investigation as ‘Close Ties’ Emerge Between Huawei, Cambridge Research Center

A former Conservative Party leader has called on the British government to investigate the UK’s dependency on China as a research center of Cambridge University is alleged to have been “infiltrated” by Chinese tech giant Huawei. Speaking to The Times of London on Sunday, Sir Iain Duncan Smith said that universities in the UK are “far…