Washington steps up anti-China campaign with ‘Clean Network’ project
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has launched the ‘Clean Network’ initiative which aims to effectively sever all connections between China and the US in the telecoms and tech world.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has launched the ‘Clean Network’ initiative which aims to effectively sever all connections between China and the US in the telecoms and tech world.
Reports have emerged suggesting Huawei is laying off staff and cutting revenue objectives in India, as the anti-China sentiment gathers steam around the world.
The Chinese foreign ministry reckons the Wall Street Journal fabricated a story just to stir up trouble between Europe and China.
If Europe starts getting funny ideas about following the UK’s example in banning Huawei from its 5G networks, then the Chinese state could reciprocate by persecuting European kit vendors.
The US government has escalated its campaign against China by seeking to punish anyone seen to be helping it in any way.
For all its previous belligerent posturing, the Chinese Communist Party has been uncharacteristically reserved in response to the UK Huawei ban.
It wasn’t long ago that pretty much every US firm was attempting to crack the lucrative Chinese market, but now India is drawing the attention.
Huawei has posted its financial results for the first half of 2020 with year-on-year increases across the board as total revenues exceed $64 billion.
The on-going tension between the US and China is having a material impact on the telecoms industry, though the next stage of the battle plan might be to inhibit the Chinese app economy.
WhatsApp and Telegram are reportedly refusing any requests for user data from the Hong Kong authorities because they can’t be confident they won’t be misused.
China has vowed to punish the UK for trying to help Hong Kong citizens. Well, two can play at that game.
During a press conference to announce his recovery plan for the country, UK PM Boris Johnson was asked if China’s growing oppression of Hong Kong had affected his thinking on Huawei.
India has made moves to restrict Chinese investment, is on the way to block vendors from state networks, and now has banned 59 apps from the country, including TikTok and WeChat.
DiDi Chuxing has begun trials for self-driving taxis in Shanghai, offering free trips to users who are prepared to trust the AI-powered machines.
The fact that the Department of Defense is linking Huawei to the Chinese military should surprise few, but this could be viewed as a bureaucratic tick-box exercise for a renewed assault.
It might have taken 20 years, but China has welcomed itself to the space era with the launch of the final networking satellite to complete the Beidou 3 constellation.
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been imprisoned for 18 months and have only been charged after the Huawei CFO lost her extradition appeal.
The Indian government is reportedly going to block Huawei and ZTE from involvement with BSNL and MTNL, in the latest escalation of bad blood between the two countries.
The latest version of the Ericsson Mobility Report reckons global 5G subscriptions will reach 190 million by the end of 2020, due to faster than expected Chinese uptake.
The US government seems to have realised that banning all contact with Huawei has its downsides.
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