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1、Huawei’sopacityacolourfulissueforUSByKevinBrownPublished:April19201114:40Huawei,theworld’ssecond-biggestmakerofmobiletelecommunicationsnetworkequipmentbymarketshare,madeabigconcessiontotransparencythisweek,revealingforthefirsttimethenamesofitsboardmembers.Unfortunately,theeffectwassomewhatundermin
2、edbythecompany’sfailuretoaddressissuessuchasthesuggestion,reportedintheChinesemedia,thatSunYafang,thechairwoman,usedtoworkforChina’sMinistryofStateSecurity.ForacompanythatcomplainsaboutbeingunfairlydemonisedintheUSforalleged,butunproven,linkstotheChinesesecurityapparatus,thatisasignificantomission
3、.ButisitenoughtoexplainHuawei’sfailuretowinasinglenetworkequipmentcontractfrommajorUSnetworks?Oristhere,astheChinesewhispershaveit,aplotinWashingtontokeepthecompanyoutoftheUSmarket?ThecaseagainstHuaweiiseasilystated.Thecompanyisprivatelyowned,anditsshareholdingstructureisopaque.Inadditiontothesecu
4、ritylinksattributedtothechairwoman,RenZhengfei,thefounderandchiefexecutive,isaformerofficerinChinaPeople’sLiberationArmy.ClassifiedintelligencematerialintheUSissaidtolinkthecompanytothePeople’sLiberationArmy(PLA),promptingseniorRepublicanlawmakerstowarnthatallowingittobecomeamajorsupplierwouldgive
5、theChinesemilitaryacriticalholdoverUScommunications.Ascriticspointout,Chinahasforminthisareaalready,havingused,orconnivedat,cyberattacksagainstforeigncompaniesoperatinginChina,suchasGoogle.Clearly,aregimethatispreparedtousetechnologytodefenditselfagainstscrutinymightalsobewillingtouseittodisruptar
6、ivalcountry’scommunications.Asifthiswasnotenough,HuaweihastwicefacedlitigationfromUSgroupsforallegedlycopyingorstealingtechnology.Thecases,broughtbyCiscoSystemsandMotorola,werebothdropped.ButagainstabackgroundofwideruneaseaboutChina’sfailuretoenforceintellectualpropertyrightstheyhavedonemuchtoenco
7、uragedamagingspeculationaboutthecompany’sintegrity.AllthishashadaseriousimpactonHuawei’sambitionsintheUS–amarketitmustcrackifitistocontinueitslongmarchtowardsovertakingSweden’sEricssonastheworld’snumberoneequipme
