Washington's anti-Huawei campaign

Donald Trump has outlawed the use of Huawei components in the US but he is struggling to bring other countries on board with the ban. The outcome will have a major impact on the development of 5G networks.

UNITED STATES Government Intelligence 21/10/2020

National AI commission hopes to lean on new coalition to counter China 

The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) recommended that the US lean on the newly-created Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China [...]

UNITED STATES FRANCE International Dealmaking 13/10/2020

Washington keeps eye on submarine cables in France amid Huawei backlash 

The US is warning France against Chinese vendors like Huawei Marine, one of the bidders for the SEA-ME-WE 6 cable that will connect Marseille to Singapore. [...]

CHINA Government Intelligence 23/09/2020

Guangdong prepares to lead way on semiconductors 

With Huawei officially cut off from its main foreign semiconductor suppliers as of 15 September, Beijing is speeding up its [...]

UNITED STATES CHINA Government Intelligence 23/09/2020

US hopes to curb United Front's influence 

Amid the US' ongoing campaign against Huawei and successive retaliatory [...]

CHINA UNITED STATES HONGKONG International Dealmaking 14/09/2020

Facebook drops San Francisco-Hong Kong submarine cable amid growing national security concerns 

Facebook has withdrawn its proposal for the Bay to Bay Express Cable System (BtoBE), according to a September 10 FCC filing. The move comes just weeks after the social media giant abandoned the Hong Kong link of another trans-Pacific submarine cable, the Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN), after US agencies flagged the project for potential national security risks. [...]

CHINA UNITED STATES Corporate Intelligence 09/09/2020

Dr. Peng bristles after being dropped from Hong Kong undersea cable project 

China's Dr. Peng Telecom and Media Group, which last month [...]

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CHINA UNITED STATES FRANCE Government Intelligence 22/07/2020

Washington applauds Paris' stance against Huawei 

US national security adviser Robert O'Brien, in Paris last week for talks with his European counterparts, expressed satisfaction with France's [...]

CHINA UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM International Dealmaking 22/07/2020

IPAC, 5G Action Now: US, UK conservatives help lead efforts to counter Beijing 

Groups including the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) and 5G Action Now are pushing back against Beijing's influence. [...]

EUROPE Government Intelligence 11/12/2019

Brussels falls in line with Washington on Huawei  Free

On December 3, the Council of the European Union published its conclusions on the security of 5G communications, sticking closely [...]

UNITED STATES EUROPE International Dealmaking 02/12/2019

Koch clan launches anti-Beijing campaign in Europe 

An influence campaign launched by a lobbying group close to US billionnaire Charles Koch aims to get Europe to follow the US' lead on restricting imports of technology from Huawei and other Chinese companies. [...]

CHINA UNITED STATES Government Intelligence 16/10/2019

Mike Pompeo mobilises USAID against Huawei  Free

The Trump administration is planning to use its overseas development agency USAID to combat Chinese domination of 5G telecoms networks [...]

UNITED STATES Government Intelligence 02/10/2019

Washington takes on China and Huawei via telecommunications standards 

Fearing Chinese intrusion in US communications systems, the US Congress is trying to influence international norms. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM Government Intelligence 31/07/2019

London gets ready for Huawei to dominate 5G  Free

Britain's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is planning to impose new security measures on mobile telephone companies [...]

UNITED KINGDOM Government Intelligence 24/07/2019

Parliament hands Boris Johnson an ultimatum for making a decision over Huawei ban 

The UK Parliament's intelligence committee has made it very clear that incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson will need to pick out which suppliers will be allowed to roll out the UK's 5G network without delay. [...]

CHINA EUROPE Government Intelligence 03/07/2019

Europeans weigh up potential costs of Huawei ban 

Broadsided by the US sanctions against Chinese electronics giant Huawei, European governments are trying to find a way to preserve their national security without sending the price of 5G networks through the roof. [...]

AUSTRALIA Government Intelligence 19/06/2019

Canberra acts as Five Eyes' cyber vanguard amid growing tensions with Beijing 

With growing support from Washington, the Australian Signals Directorate is playing a central role in the intelligence alliance's cyber-offensive strategy. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM Government Intelligence 19/06/2019

Government attentive to Huawei 

Despite criticism from the Labour opposition on its handling of [...]

UNITED STATES EUROPE Government Intelligence 22/05/2019

Washington struggles to turn European allies against Huawei 

European intelligence services have had a mixed reaction to Washington's war on Huawei, due to the lack of concrete evidence that the company is involved in spying for the Chinese authorities. [...]

Spotlight UNITED STATES Government Intelligence 17/04/2019

Washington hones response to Russia's hybrid warfare and China's economic expansionism 

Hybrid threats from Beijing and Moscow have spurred US military and intelligence chiefs on a global counter-offensive that spans from cyber-defence to economic security. [...]

UNITED STATES Government Intelligence 06/02/2019

DoJ puts up cyber shield before taking on Huawei 

Increasingly active in cyber espionage cases, including files implicating Chinese intelligence officials (IOL 817), the US Department of Justice (DoJ) [...]