"Chinese cellular giant rejects security worries" by Joe McDonald | Associated Press, January 22, 2013
BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Ltd., a maker of network switching gear and smartphones, on Monday criticized US claims the company might be a security risk as trade protectionism that harms consumers....
They don't seem to feel that way about the Israeli-owned telecoms that are spying on Americans. All of a sudden, their stranglehold on this government makes a lot of sense. Blackmail is a very effective form of control.
At a news conference, chief financial officer Cathy Meng expressed frustration about US security complaints. She said Americans pay about twice what Europeans do for third- and fourth-generation mobile phone service and suggested it was due to impediments to competition.
What? In the bastion of free trade and capitalism?
‘‘These measures using trade protectionism to interfere with free competition will ultimately harm the benefits of end users and consumers,’’ Meng said.
Outside the United States, Huawei has grown rapidly in developing countries and is increasing sales in Europe, becoming the first Chinese firm to break into the top ranks of global technology companies. It is challenging Sweden’s Ericsson AB for the status of the biggest network gear supplier....
The 21st century is going to be a Chinese century. I guess that's why AmeriKa is doing everything it can to get into a war with them. It would serve several purposes. It would ensure AmeriKan military dominance (if we won, which we probably won't, thus the need to nuke. AmeriKa never surrenders); it would mean we would never have to pay the Chinese back for foolishly buying our Treasury bonds; and it would eliminate Amerika's main economic competitor for resources around the globe.
In October, a US congressional panel recommended phone carriers avoid doing business with it or its smaller Chinese rival, ZTE Corp.
In Australia, Huawei suffered a setback in 2011 when the government barred it from bidding to work on a national broadband network.
Those actions highlight concern about Beijing’s cyber warfare efforts, a spate of hacking attempts aimed at Western companies, and the role of Chinese equipment providers, which are expanding abroad.
Related: Feds: 3 nabbed for widespread Gozi computer virus
Is that in line with the USraeli-created Stuxnet, or is it similar to Dooku, Gauss, or Flame?
Also see: US looks to recruit student hackers
Yeah, "those who do choose government often go to the National Security Agency, where they work on offensive digital attacks on foreign nations."
Of course, when we do it it's all right and there is no problem.
Huawei issued a pledge last year not to cooperate with spying.
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You better not call home.
