Was the recent US congressional report just trying to “even out a level playing field” for US telecoms companies or was it based on genuine security concerns?
BBC: “A US government security review has found no evidence telecoms equipment firm Huawei Technology spies for China.
The 18-month review, details of which were leaked to the Reuters news agency, suggests security vulnerabilities posed a greater threat than any links between the firm and the Chinese government.
Last week a US congressional report warned against allowing Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE Corp to supply critical telecom infrastructure.
The firms have always denied espionage.
The classified inquiry was a thorough review of how Huawei worked, involving nearly 1,000 telecom equipment buyers.
One of the government employees involved with the inquiry told Reuters: “We knew certain parts of government really wanted evidence of active spying. We would have found it if it were there.”
Huawei spokesman Bill Plummer said: “Huawei is not familiar with the review, but we are not surprised to hear that the White House has concluded there is no evidence of any Huawei involvement with any espionage or other non-commercial activities.
“Huawei is a $32bn [£19bn] independent multinational that would not jeopardise its success or the integrity of its customers’ networks for any government or third party – ever,” he added.
ZTE’s senior vice president of Europe and North America, Zhu Jiny, told the BBC: “The security issues should not be focused on the Chinese companies. These are problems of the world situation. It’s not only Chinese companies – it’s a global issue.””
via BBC News – Huawei – leaked report shows no evidence of spying.
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