Trump administration says Huawei, Hikvision backed by Chinese military

[alp227]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has determined that top Chinese firms, including telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies and video surveillance company Hikvision (002415.SZ), are owned or controlled by the Chinese military, laying the groundwork for new U.S. financial sanctions.

Washington placed Huawei and Hikvision on a trade blacklist last year over national security concerns and has led an international campaign to convince allies to exclude Huawei from their 5G networks.

A Department of Defense (DOD) document listing 20 companies operating in the United States that Washington alleges are backed by the Chinese military was first reported by Reuters.

The DOD document also includes China Mobile Communications Group (0941.HK) and China Telecommunications Corp [CTTTC.UL] as well as aircraft manufacturer Aviation Industry Corp of China [SASADY.UL].

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-military-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-says-huawei-hikvision-backed-by-chinese-military-idUSKBN23V309

[phandancer917]

1. And, water is wet...

...in the mobile device industry, Huawai devices have long been assumed to have Chinese root kits.

Though I do not think China is any type of boogyman (much less than our current resident at 1600 Black Lives Matters Rd) - to think they are NOT inserting logic into devices made by state owned entities is short sighted.

The only reason Trump is mad about this is because he does not have the ability to root AT&T/TMobile?VZW devices.

[ripcord]

2. What worries me is the Chinese National Intelligence Law

This law requires all Chinese businesses to cooperate with intelligence agencies.