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Huawei
The world’s biggest telecom equipment maker, Huawei Technologies Co was sued by Cisco Systems in 2003 for allegedly infringing on its patents. In the US, security officials have accused it of allowing unauthorized access by the Chinese People's Liberation Army through its equipment. US political opposition forced Huawei to withdraw its purchase of 3Leaf systems in 2010.
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1. Global Times
The US has repeatedly obstructed Chinese companies from entering into US domestic competition under the pretext of "national security". The US is gradually becoming reduced to an unreasonable country. Its lack of self-confidence is astonishing. Out of fear, the US is becoming oversensitive to China and even suspects equipment makers such as Huawei and ZTE. If China held the same state of mind as the US, it would search for substitutes to drive US products out of China … US and European countries must be told clearly that if Chinese companies encounter harassment, they should expect firms from these countries to meet the same treatment in China. … Protesting alone will be of no avail. (Beijing)
2. Christian Science Monitor
China's rise as a global competitor with America has pushed Mitt Romney and President Obama to compete over which one will be tougher on the Asian giant. Adding to the fireworks is a House Intelligence Committee report that finds Chinese telecom firms Huawei and ZTE pose a security threat … and should be barred from buying American companies. … China's rise is now "the fundamental problem of American foreign policy", former Nixon security adviser Henry Kissinger said last week. Or as former US ambassador to China Jon Huntsman put it, US-China ties are "probably the most complicated relationship in the world." … They have gained far more from co-operating than clashing. (Boston)
3. The Economist
Even though many foreigners still cannot pronounce its name, Huawei is becoming a powerful global player. … But Huawei inspires fear too - and not just among its competitors. It is said to be too close for comfort to the PLA. Westerners … see it as a potent weapon in China's burgeoning cyber-arsenal … But banning Huawei from bidding for commercial contracts is wrongheaded, for two reasons. One is that the economic benefit of competition from China and Huawei is huge. … The other is the dirty little secret that its foreign rivals strangely neglect to mention: just about everybody makes telecoms equipment in China these days. … Huawei can also help allay foreigners' fears. (London)
