Category: Huawei

FCC Votes to Finalize Program to Replace Huawei Equipment in US Networks

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously on Tuesday to finalize a $1.9 billion program to reimburse mostly rural U.S. carriers for removing equipment from telecommunications networks from Chinese companies deemed national security threats like Huawei and ZTE Corp. Last year, the FCC designated Huawei and ZTE as national security threats to communications networks—a…


Canadian Judge Denies New Evidence in Meng Extradition Case

VANCOUVER—A British Columbia Supreme Court judge will not allow new evidence to be admitted in the United States extradition case of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes said on July 9 that the application by Meng’s lawyers to use the documents obtained from HSBC through a Hong Kong court is…


Beijing Admits Trade War with Australia Is Politically Motivated

Beijing has officially admitted it is running a trade war against Australia to punish the nation for not siding with the communist regime on political and ideological grounds. Beijing has previously stated its trade sanctions and bans on multiple Australian goods like beef, wine, barley, timber, and coal, were due to poor quality control and…


World’s Largest Steel Company Blacklists HSBC In Retaliation For Huawei Case

The world’s largest steel company, China Baowu Steel Group, blacklisted HSBC Holdings PLC, claiming that it is a high-risk lender. HSBC Holdings is the only foreign lending institution on Baowu’s blacklist. All other lenders on the list are floundering Chinese banks. Mike Sun, a North American investment strategist, believes that Baowu Group did this in…


Meng Loses Publication Ban Request on HSBC Materials Obtained via Hong Kong Court

VANCOUVER—The Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed an application for a publication ban from Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on new evidence that her legal team wants to introduce in her fight against extradition to the United States. Legal counsel for a media consortium including The Canadian Press that opposed the ban advises…


Appeals Court Upholds FCC Subsidy Ban for Huawei Purchases

NEW ORLEANS—A federal appeals court refused Friday to hear Chinese tech giant Huawei’s request to throw out a rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national security grounds from using government funds to purchase its equipment. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was fully within its power…


US FCC Votes to Advance Proposed Ban on Huawei, ZTE Gear

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to advance a plan to ban approvals for equipment in U.S. telecommunications networks from Chinese companies deemed national security threats like Huawei and ZTE. Under proposed rules that won initial approval, the FCC could also revoke prior equipment authorizations issued to Chinese companies. A Huawei spokesperson,…


FCC Votes to Advance Proposed Ban on Huawei, ZTE Gear

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to advance a plan to ban approvals for equipment in U.S. telecommunications networks from Chinese companies deemed national security threats like Huawei and ZTE. Under proposed rules that won initial approval, the FCC could also revoke prior equipment authorizations issued to Chinese companies. A Huawei spokesperson,…


Federal Government Refuses to Produce Unredacted Records on Scientists Fired From Infectious-Disease Lab

The federal government has refused to comply with an order the House passed last week that demands the release of all unredacted documents regarding the firing of two Chinese scientists from the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg to the Commons Committee on Canada-China (CACN), instead sending the documents to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of…


China in Focus (June 3): LinkedIn Blocks Some Content Access in China

LinkedIn makes some user content inaccessible within China. The professional social network says the new policy aims to respect local legal requirements. China’s young people are taking up a new attitude toward life: the do-nothing approach. It was born out of a desire not to be slaves to their paychecks, but Chinese authorities are trying…