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since late last year about a Beijing requirement that all Wi-Fi, or wireless computing, gear sold in China incorporate a locally designed data encryption technology to which only 24 Chinese companies have access.(I'm sure hutchison whampoa ie.....The Chinese Red army....is on that list.)

from http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/01/06/HNchinawlan_1.html?networking

Initially, the rights to license WAPI were granted to 11 Chinese companies: Legend Group Ltd., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Shenzhen Mingwah Aohan High Technology Co. Ltd., Wuxi Jiangnan Computer Technology Research Institute, Shanghai Koal Software Co. Ltd., Shenzhen ZTE IC Design Co. Ltd., SDT Telecom Group, Chengdu Westone Information Industry Co. Ltd., China IWNCOMM Co. Ltd., Shenyang Neusoft Co. Ltd. and Beijing Watch Data System Co. Ltd.

That list has now been expanded to around 20 companies, Li said. The names of the latest companies to be granted licensing rights for WAPI have not yet been made public and will be released at a later date, she said.

First company I researched which is a WAPI licensee is a Chinese Red Army shill and IP theif

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd

From http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_06/b3819060.htm

For months, Silicon Valley's cognoscenti have been wondering when Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO ) would crack down on Huawei Technologies Co. The most famous network equipment company in China has long been racking up sales of switches and routers, some of which perform exactly like Cisco products and sell for a fraction of the price. Analysts and dealers who handle Huawei gear have marveled at the similarities, which extend right down to the user manuals and keyboard programming commands.

Huawei declined to speak with BusinessWeek. In a press statement, it denied the charges, saying that the company and its subsidiaries "have always respected intellectual property rights." And whatever happens in Texas, Huawei invests heavily in its own technology. Founded in Shenzhen in 1988 by a former People's Liberation Army officer, the $2.7 billion company enjoyed 68% growth in its international sales last year, to $552 million. In a few years, overseas sales could account for one-third of the total.