Category: Huawei

US Agency Not Doing Its Job to Halt Tech to China’s Military: Congressional Report

The U.S. Commerce Department is failing to do its part to protect national security and keep sensitive technology out of the hands of China’s military, according to a U.S. congressional advisory report (pdf). The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission report said the Commerce Department had been slow to create a list of sensitive technology…


China’s 5G Tech Threat: Time to Stop the Digital Malware Pandemic

Commentary Mounting evidence strongly indicates the COVID-19/Wuhan virus escaped from a lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan in November 2019. An accidental or premeditated release? The motive matters. However, this chain of events is certain: The initial incident caused the disease to spread throughout China. The embarrassed Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime failed to…


Polish Trial Begins in Huawei-Linked China Espionage Case

WARSAW—An espionage trial involving a former Polish secret services agent and an ex-employee of Huawei begins in a Warsaw court on Tuesday as some European states consider whether to exclude the Chinese group’s equipment from their 5G telecom networks. Poland arrested the two men in January 2019 on suspicion of spying for China, in a…


US Restructures Supply Chains With South Korea and Taiwan to Decouple from CCP

On May 21, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House. On the same day, Biden and Moon issued a joint statement, stating that the United States and South Korea will strengthen cooperation in areas of advanced technology, vaccines, climate issues, economics, and many others. Among these,…


Senators Move to Close ‘Security Loophole’ on Chinese State-Backed Firms

A bipartisan bill aims to bar Chinese state-linked firms from exploiting a “security loophole” to enter the U.S. market. The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 (pdf), introduced by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), targets major Chinese telecom providers including Huawei, ZTE, Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, and Dahua Technology…


China Expands Influence in Africa By Building Government Facilities, West Starting to Counter

In mid-May, China invested $35 million in Kenya to build a new foreign ministry building. It’s the latest in a series of investments and grants given by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to African countries, which allows the regime to expand its political and economic influence in the continent. China’s investment offers, mainly through its Belt…


China’s $1 Billion Sweetheart Road to Nowhere in Montenegro

Commentary Montenegro, a tiny Balkan nation of under a million inhabitants and about $5.5 billion in GDP (2019), borrowed $1 billion from China to pay China, to build its first highway, that is now stalled after reaching only 24 percent of its planned length. If that makes your head spin, it’s because China is running…


Most of Huawei’s 70 Deals Are in the Global South, but China’s Spying and Corruption Are Everywhere

Commentary Despite the obvious danger of espionage from Chinese telecommunications companies such as Huawei, the Global South is eagerly signing up for its e-government and cloud infrastructure services. Most of the 70 deals identified by a new Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report are from countries in Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America….


After Pig Farming and Car Sales, China’s Telecom Huawei Is Going to Sell Cosmetics

China’s telecom Huawei has been hit by four rounds of U.S. sanctions in less than two years. After nearly eight months of chip shortages, Huawei’s smartphone business has been battered, forcing it to expand into “crossover” businesses, such as smart pig farming, mining, and car sales. On May 4, Bonjour Holdings Limited, one of Hong…


US Will Remove Xiaomi From Blacklist, Reversing Action by Trump

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Defense Department will remove China’s Xiaomi from a government blacklist, a court filing showed, marking a reversal by the Biden administration of one of former President Donald Trump’s last actions aimed at Beijing before exiting office. The court filing said the company and the U.S. government would agree to resolve their ongoing litigation,…