Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Legislator Huang Kuo-chang continued investigating an optical communication procurement case, questioning the military's use of Huawei routers
China's state media announced this week that Chinese electrical appliance manufacturer Midea Group jointly built its first overseas 5G factory in Thailand with Thai mobile operator AIS, Chinese telecom service provider China Unicom, and tech giant Huawei.
"We are not commenting on any specific licences, but we can confirm that we have revoked certain licences for exports to Huawei," the department said in a statement.
Emile Chang, an official from the Ministry of Economic Affairs responsible for investment oversight, stated that an "administrative probe" has been initiated into the four Taiwanese companies mentioned in a media report.
Chinese telecom giant, Huawei is conducting 5G testing in Nepal, raising concerns over potential corruption issues and monopoly in the country’s telecom sector.
Al Tayer also met Charles Yang, President, Global Marketing and Sales Services, at Huawei Digital Power. The meeting focused on digital transformation in the utility sector and Huawei's experience in this area. Furthermore, Al Tayer had a meeting with Sun Fuyou, CEO of Huawei Electric Power
Beijing's strategy to support military gains through corporate takeovers remains a key part of its modernization program. For Beijing, the acquisition of foreign strategic technology companies and their capabilities play a key role in supporting the development of the People's Liberation Arm
Washington is moving to ensure that new cables will bypass Hong Kong and be free of Chinese investments and contractors after the semiconductors tech war between the two countries.
China has a negligible footprint in the Middle East by US standards. But China's influence in trade and technology, particularly, has expanded significantly in Western Asia, enabling Beijing to transform its slow buildup of soft power into an unheard-of diplomatic coup.
A group of US lawmakers recently drafted a resolution criticizing South Africa's government for its close relations with Beijing, including its use of Chinese technology, and called on President Joe Biden to review Americans' relationship with Pretoria, South Africa, Global Security reported
Yet the same lawmakers are not batting an eye at the thought of millions of credit card users' personal financial information being sent to a Chinese government-owned payment processing firm under orders from the US government, reported The Washington Times.