US Senate Motion: US Government Should Block Huawei and ZTE Network Equipment
According to Reuters on February 8 morning news, the two Republican senators in the United States put forward a bill on Wednesday, hoping to prohibit the U.S. government to buy or lease telecommunications equipment from Huawei or ZTE.
Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton said:
“Huawei is effectively an arm of the Chinese government, and it’s more than capable of stealing information from U.S. officials by hacking its devices. There are plenty of other companies that can meet our technology needs, and we shouldn’t make it any easier for China to spy on us.”
Huawei and ZTE have not commented on this. The U.S. government conducted a survey of the two companies in 2012 to see if their equipment provided opportunities for foreign spies and threatened key U.S. infrastructure. However, the two companies have always denied these allegations.
Cotton and Florida Senator Marco Rubio co-sponsored the bill, which is similar to the motion made by two House members in January this year.
The Trump administration’s position on China is tougher when it comes to strategic industry issues. Earlier this year, insiders AT & T was forced to cancel the cooperation agreement with Huawei’s handset retailer earlier this year after sources opposed it.
The U.S. government also blocked the acquisition of MoneyGram by Ant Financial. Lawmakers also told U.S. businesses that if they establish contact with Huawei or China Mobile, they would have an impact on their ability to do business with the U.S. government.
Source: Reuters
