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  • Why America Is So Scared of China’s Biggest Tech Company

    10/04/2018 10:53:00 PM PDT · by Zhang Fei · 25 replies
    Bloomberg | March 22, 2018, 3:00 AM CDT | Max Chafkin and Joshua Brustein
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  • China tries to contain fallout from sanction-busting scandal

    04/29/2018 2:43:20 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 4 replies
    Asia Times ^ | APRIL 26, 2018 | GORDON WATTS
    China tries to contain fallout from sanction-busting scandal Smartphone giant Huawei is the latest tech giant under investigation after ZTE ban By GORDON WATTS APRIL 26, 2018 8:46 PM (UTC+8) Cybersecurity, cutting-edge technology and chips. This curious mix has taken the trade row between China and the United States to a whole new level. Just days after telecom titan ZTE was hit by new US sanctions in the ongoing Iran and North Korea export scandal, smartphone giant Huawei faces similar accusations. At the heart of the dispute are US-made components, which are crucial to the operating systems in a range...
  • Magazine: NSA spied on top China officials, Huawei

    03/23/2014 8:12:57 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 9 replies
    Market Watch ^ | March 23, 2014 | By Harriet Torry
    BERLIN--The U.S. National Security Agency allegedly spied on Chinese technology company Huawei Technologies Co. in early 2009 and targeted Chinese officials including former President Hu Jintao, according to German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel. The allegations were contained in pre-released extracts of an article from next week's edition, citing documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Aside from Mr. Hu, other NSA targets in China included the Chinese Trade Ministry, the Foreign Ministry and unidentified banks, Der Spiegel reported. In the extracts, Der Spiegel didn't elaborate on the alleged spying on the officials. Referring to a top-secret NSA presentation,...
  • [Chinese Telecom] Huawei Uses NSA Scandal to Turn Tables on Accusers

    10/19/2013 5:54:51 AM PDT · by markomalley · 1 replies
    Slashdot ^ | 10/18/2013 | Kevin Fogarty
    Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecom giant banned from selling to U.S. government agencies due to its alleged ties to Chinese intelligence services, has turned the tables on its accusers by offering itself as a safe haven for customers concerned that the NSA has compromised their own IT vendors.“We have never been asked to provide access to our technology, or provide any data or information on any citizen or organization to any Government, or their agencies,” Huawei Deputy Chairman Ken Hu said in the introduction to a 52-page white paper on cybersecurity published Oct. 18. (Full report available here as a...
  • Huawei tells US to shut up (China)

    07/22/2013 8:00:45 PM PDT · by TexGrill · 2 replies
    China Daily ^ | 07/23/2013 | People's Daily
    In recent years, concerns on national security have become an excuse some Western countries used to block Huawei's business expansion. The latest episode is some media reports on July 19, saying the US and the UK blamed Huawei for security issues again. In a statement for The Verge, a Manhattan-based technology news website, William Plummer, the vice president responsible for Huawei's external affairs demanded both countries "shut up" if they were unable to put up evidence. Despite of barriers, Huawei has left remarkable footprints on the way of its international development. In 2010, Huawei's nearly $21.8 billion in revenues made...
  • China cyber capability puts U.S. forces at risk: report

    03/07/2012 11:27:05 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 8 replies
    Reuters ^ | Thu Mar 8, 2012 12:11am EST | Jim Wolf
    Chinese cyberwarfare would pose a "genuine risk" to the U.S. military in a conflict, for instance over Taiwan or disputes in the South China Sea, according to a report prepared for the U.S. Congress. Operations against computer networks have become fundamental to Beijing's military and national development strategies over the past decade, said the 136-page analysis by Northrop Grumman Corp released on Thursday by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Chinese commercial firms, bolstered by foreign partners, are giving the military access to cutting-edge research and technology, the analysis said. The Chinese military's close ties to large Chinese telecommunications...
  • Chinese telecom firm tied to spy ministry--CIA: Beijing funded Huawei

    10/13/2011 6:21:35 PM PDT · by casablanca · 20 replies
    Washington Times ^ | 10.13.11 | Bill Gertz
    A U.S. intelligence report for the first time links China’s largest telecommunications company to Beijing’s KGB-like intelligence service and says the company recently received nearly a quarter-billion dollars from the Chinese government. The disclosures are a setback for Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s efforts to break into the U.S. telecommunications market. The company has been blocked from doing so three times by the U.S. government because of concerns about its links to the Chinese government. The report by the CIA-based Open Source Center states that Huawei’s chairwoman, Sun Yafang, worked for the Ministry of State Security (MSS) Communications Department before joining...
  • China-sourced fake chips used in US military, says BusinessWeek

    10/06/2008 11:25:23 PM PDT · by pissant · 31 replies · 980+ views
    Guardian UK ^ | 10/7/08 | Chuck Arthur
    Fake microchips from China are causing a growing number of failures in military systems, according to an investigation by BusinessWeek magazine. The FBI is also investigating a consignment of Cisco-badged routers which turned out to be counterfeit - and could have been used to hack into sensitive equipment. The investigation found that the new tendency for the US Pentagon to buy equipment from off-the-shelf suppliers - some of them operating from residential addresses - has led to a fall in quality of supplied chips: Robert P. Ernst, who heads research into counterfeit parts for the Naval Air Systems Command's Aging...
  • India Blocks Chinese Telecom Expansion, Citing Security

    08/17/2005 10:00:32 AM PDT · by CarrotAndStick · 11 replies · 491+ views
    EE Times ^ | Aug. 16, 2005 | EE Times
    BANGALORE, India — Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies' expansion plans here have again drawn the attention of Indian security agencies. For the second time in the last five years, Indian security agencies have moved to slow Huawei's expansion plans out of concern for India’s strategic telecom network. In 2001, U.S. intelligence sources reportedly tipped off the Indian government about Huawei’s activities here. Huawei has been embroiled in several high-profile intellectual property disputes with telecom rivals in recent years. Indian authorities are also concerned about Chinese links to India's neighbor and long-time adversary Pakistan. According to a report in The...
  • Arrest of Chinese telecom exec looking more like a counterespionage op authorized by POTUS Trump

    12/09/2018 8:38:39 AM PST · by SleeperCatcher · 8 replies
    The National Sentinel ^ | 12/9/18 | USA Features
    Espionage: On Wednesday, news broke that Canadian authorities had arrested Meng Wanzhou, 46, the chief financial officer of mega-Chinese telecom Huawei, the largest in the world, as she was changing planes in Vancouver. As Fox Business reported, authorities picked her up “as part of a U.S. investigation into an alleged scheme by Huawei to use the global banking system to avoid American sanctions against Iran.” Meng, other reports noted, is the chief financial officer for the company, so on the surface at least, it makes sense that she would be targeted by authorities. Subsequent reporting noted that Weng was detained...
  • Kudlow: Trump didn’t know about Huawei executive’s arrest before dining with Chinese leader

    12/09/2018 12:33:47 PM PST · by Innovative · 25 replies
    Washington Post ^ | Dec. 9, 2018 | Elise Viebeck
    President Trump was not aware of the unusual arrest of a major Chinese technology executive when he sat down to dinner recently with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow. Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on Dec. 1 on a U.S. extradition warrant. Huawei is suspected of evading American sanctions on Iran, a possibility that U.S. prosecutors have been investigating since 2016. The arrest was made on the same day that Trump and Xi met for dinner amid high-level trade and national security talks in Buenos Aires. An unnamed...
  • China Vows ‘Severe Consequences’ If Huawei Official Is Not Released

    12/08/2018 8:07:29 PM PST · by familyop · 46 replies
    The Wall Street Journal ^ | December 8, 2018 | Eva Dou
    Meng Wanzhou is being held in Canada at U.S. request to be extradited, face allegations she violated sanctions on dealing with Iran BEIJING—China issued an ultimatum to Canada, demanding the immediate release of Huawei Technologies Co.’s finance chief or face unspecified “severe consequences.” Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng summoned Canada’s ambassador to Beijing, John McCallum, on Saturday to deliver the warning, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
  • Canadian Prosecutor Lays Out U.S. Allegations Against Huawei CFO

    12/07/2018 12:14:32 PM PST · by SpeedyInTexas · 21 replies
    WSJ ^ | 12/07/2018 | Jay Greene
    Canadian Prosecutor: U.S. Concerned Over Huawei’s Connection to Iran Through Skycom *U.S Alleges Huawei’s CFO Hid from Financial Institutions That Skycom Was Part of Huawei -- Canadian Prosecutor *Canadian Prosecutor Says Deceiving Banks Over Huawei-Skycom Ties Was ‘Crux’ of Alleged Fraud *Canadian Prosecutor’s Comments Come at Bail Hearing in Canadian Court for Huawei CFO *Canadian Prosecutor Says Huawei CFO is Flight Risk If Granted Bail, Given Family Wealth MORE TO COME
  • The 6 reasons why Huawei gives the US and its allies security nightmares

    12/07/2018 4:19:33 AM PST · by RoosterRedux · 13 replies
    technologyreview.com ^ | Martin Giles and Elizabeth Woyke
    The detention in Canada of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s CFO and the daughter of its founder, is further inflaming tensions between the US and China. Her arrest is linked to a US extradition request on undisclosed charges, but China says it’s a human rights violation and is demanding her swift release. Behind this very public drama is a long-running, behind-the-scenes one centered on western intelligence agencies’ fears that Huawei poses a significant threat to global security. Among the spooks’ biggest concerns are: There could be “kill switches” in Huawei equipment… The Chinese firm is the world’s largest manufacturer of things like...
  • Every American firm doing business in China now vulnerable after Huawei arrest (trunc)

    12/06/2018 1:18:28 PM PST · by SpeedyInTexas · 29 replies
    CNBC ^ | 12/06/2018 | Michelle Fox
    There's a good chance the Chinese will retaliate for the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou by targeting American businesses in China, former assistant U.S. trade representative Jeff Moon told CNBC on Thursday. Meng was arrested on Saturday in Canada and is facing extradition to the United States reportedly for violating U.S. sanctions on Iran.
  • Huawei's CFO arrested in Canada, faces extradition to United States

    12/05/2018 5:43:14 PM PST · by ameribbean expat · 15 replies
    The chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada. She faces extradition to the United States. Meng Wanzhou, also known as Sabrina Meng and Cathy Meng, was apprehended in Vancouver on December 1, according to Canadian Justice Department spokesman Ian McLeod. In addition to her role as CFO, Meng serves as deputy chairwoman of Huawei's board. She's the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei. Meng "is sought for extradition by the United States, and a bail hearing has been set for Friday," McLeod said in a statement, which was first reported by The Globe and...
  • Democratic candidates told not to use ZTE, Huawei devices: source

    08/04/2018 11:01:14 AM PDT · by MNDude · 19 replies
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic National Committee warned party candidates running in November elections not to use devices made by Chinese telecommunications companies ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies because they pose a security risk, a Democratic source said on Friday. U.S. lawmakers and the Trump administration have pressured U.S. companies to not sell Huawei or ZTE (000063.SZ) products, saying they potentially could be used to spy on Americans. Earlier this year they pushed AT&T (T.N) to drop a deal with Huawei to sell its smartphones in the United States.
  • Google’s ties to Chinese telecom firm Huawei raise alarm in Congress

    06/07/2018 5:55:51 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 3 replies
    Washington Post ^ | June 7 at 5:07 PM | Tony Romm
    In a letter sent to Google’s parent company, Alphabet, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) said the tech giant’s deals with Huawei and two other Chinese companies, Xiaomi and Tencent, raise “serious national security concerns.” He pressed the search giant to detail more information about the data it may have shared with the firms and where it is stored — and he issued a similar request to Twitter. The new attention adds to the mounting pressure on Silicon Valley about its sometimes-secret data-swapping practices. It could also further heighten trade tensions between the United States and China, which the U.S. government...
  • February article Senators propose bill to block U.S. from using Huawei, ZTE equipment

    05/18/2018 11:59:20 PM PDT · by Freedom of Speech Wins · 7 replies
    Reuters ^ | 2/08/18 | Chris Sanders
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republican Senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would block the U.S. government from buying or leasing telecommunications equipment from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd or ZTE Corp, citing concern the Chinese companies would use their access to spy on U.S. officials. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/senators-propose-bill-block-u-025751887.html
  • US Military Bans Huawei, ZTE Phones

    05/05/2018 6:40:37 AM PDT · by Enlightened1 · 16 replies
    AFP via Yahoo Finance ^ | 05/05/18 | Jim Hoft
    Washington (AFP) - Personnel on US military bases can no longer buy phones and other gear manufactured by Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE, after the Pentagon said the devices pose an "unacceptable" security risk. Concerns have heightened at the Pentagon about consumer electronics being used to snoop on or track service members. "Huawei and ZTE devices may pose an unacceptable risk to (military) personnel, information and mission," Pentagon spokesman Major Dave Eastburn said on Friday. "In light of this information, it was not prudent for the Department's exchanges to continue selling them," he added, referring to the military-run shops on...