“Singapore” in special issue “Asia’s Great Huawei Debate”

by Pauline C. Reich, June Park, Aman Thakker, Motohiro Tsuchiya and Danielle Cave

The United States has been leading the charge against Huawei, a Chinese tech firm that not only has a popular smartphone brand but supplies internet and mobile technology around the world. Concerns in Washington date back to 2012, when the intelligence committee of the U.S. House of Representatives found that both Huawei and ZTE, another Chinese telecom firm, pose security risks. The intelligence committee strongly encouraged U.S. firms not to do business with either company. Among other concerns, the committee found that Huawei and ZTE were unwilling or unable to clarify the role the Chinese government played in their operations, leaving open the possibility their technology could be used for state espionage.

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