Category: Huawei

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou Cleared of Fraud Charges in US

A federal judge in New York dismissed financial fraud charges against Huawei’s chief financial officer (CFO), Meng Wanzhou, four years after her arrest strained relations between the United States and China. “It is hereby ordered that the third superseding indictment in the above-captioned matter as to the defendant Wanzhou Meng is hereby dismissed with prejudice,”…


US Dismisses Fraud Charges Against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou

A federal judge in New York dismissed financial fraud charges against Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, four years after her arrest strained relations between the United States and China. “It is hereby ordered that the third superseding indictment in the above-captioned matter as to the defendant Wanzhou Meng is hereby dismissed with prejudice,” District…


US Embassy Warning: Do Not Travel to China

Do not travel to China, and if you’re already there, stay where you are, advises the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Another warning comes from 42 U.S. senators to Beijing. They say consequences will follow if the communist regime suppresses its protesters. A major sporting event scheduled for next year in Shanghai has been canceled. And…


Pending Cybersecurity Bill Could Leave Canada Vulnerable to Chinese Data Theft: Bloc MP

Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay is concerned that pending legislation currently being debated in the House of Commons will not sufficiently address certain Canadian cybersecurity issues pertaining to national security, particularly when it comes to potential online Chinese intrusions into Canada’s cybersphere. If passed, Bill C-26 will require Canadian key enterprises in the banking and telecommunications…


Anthony Furey: Onshoring Is Well Underway – and That’s Great News

Commentary It wasn’t that long ago that it was difficult to find any talking head or academic willing to sing the praises of onshoring, the process where products that were previously manufactured overseas are brought back home to be built on home soil by domestic labour. When Donald Trump first insisted, during the early days…


US Bans Huawei, ZTE, Other Chinese Companies

Huawei is now completely banned in the United States—alongside a handful of other Chinese tech companies and their gear, from telecom to drones and surveillance cameras. A blaze kills at least 10 in Xinjiang. Fire trucks were blocked by barricades, with the burning building’s entrance reportedly locked—blocking residents’ escape. China is powering Russian drones? Iranian-made…


US Bans Huawei, ZTE Telecom Equipment Citing Threats to National Security

U.S. regulators have imposed a ban on electronic equipment created by several major Chinese tech corporations, citing national security concerns. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules on Nov. 25 that will prohibit the import or sale of Chinese communications equipment deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security. The new rules will…


NTD News Today (Nov. 4): Polls Signal a Strong GOP Midterm Performance; Top Huawei Lobbyist Donates $10,000+ to Democrats

Multiple models are now signaling a strong GOP performance in next week’s midterm elections. Over ten thousand dollars donated to Democratic candidates facing competitive midterm races. They all come from a top lobbyist for Chinese telecom giant Huawei. Politicians making their final push ahead of the midterms — while President Biden plays defense, trying to help…


Huawei Lobbyist Gives Thousands to Democrats’ Midterm Campaigns

A lobbyist for a Chinese company deemed a national security threat has donated thousands of dollars to at least eight Democratic congressional campaigns. Thomas Green, senior counsel at multinational law firm Sidley Austin and top lobbyist for Chinese telecom giant Huawei, personally contributed more than $10,000 across eight Democratic campaigns in the last month, according…


Ottawa Gets Tougher on Foreign Government Investment in Critical Minerals

News Analysis Ottawa is taking steps to protect and develop its critical minerals supply chain by cracking down on foreign governments’ investment in these natural resources, though with China, experience has shown that determining whether or not a company is state-owned has been difficult. Critical minerals, which include lithium, cobalt, copper, as well as the…