US intelligence accuses Huawei of being funded by Chinese state security, newspaper reports

Tech firm receives money from National Security Commission, People’s Liberation Army and a third branch of the state intelligence network, The Times quotes a source as saying

Beleaguered firm says it ‘does not comment on unsubstantiated allegations backed up by zero evidence from anonymous sources’

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Chinese firm Huawei Technologies is facing fresh allegations from the United States. Photo: AFP

Published: 11:32am, 21 Apr 2019Updated: 11:43am, 21 Apr 2019

US intelligence has accused Huawei Technologies of being funded by Chinese state security, The Times said on Saturday, adding to the list of allegations faced by the Chinese tech giant in the West.

The CIA accused Huawei of receiving funding from China’s National Security Commission, the People’s Liberation Army (China’s military) and a third branch of the state intelligence network, the British newspaper reported, citing a source.

Earlier this year, US intelligence shared its claims with the other members of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing group – Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, the report said.

Huawei dismissed the allegations in a statement cited by the newspaper.

“Huawei does not comment on unsubstantiated allegations backed up by zero evidence from anonymous sources,” a company representative was quoted as saying.

The company, the CIA and China’s foreign ministry did not respond immediately to requests for comment.

Huawei dismissed the allegations in a statement cited by the newspaper. Photo: AFP

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