14 DAY TRIAL // Huawei has long been accused by the United States officials for working with the Chinese government, and now a Department of Defense (DoD) list suggests that the company is actually collaborating with the Chinese military.
According to the BBC, the list includes 20 Chinese firms that are “either owned by or backed by the Chinese military,” and some of the names mentioned there include Huawei, China Mobile, AVIC, and Hikvision.
The list could be used by the United States government for a series of other sanctions, and the BBC writes that it’s supposed to be shared with “congressional committees, US businesses, investors and other potential partners of Chinese firms.”
In the future, the list could be further expanded if more companies are found to be working with the Chinese army.
No official statement has been given on this alleged list and Huawei itself is yet to release any comments on this claimed collaboration with China’s military.
The Huawei ban
The Chinese mobile giant was banned from working with American companies in mid-May 2019, when the US government placed Huawei to the entity list alongside other firms considered to be posing a national security risk.
Due to this sanction, Huawei could no longer use products like Windows and Android on its devices. As an alternative, Huawei accelerated efforts to develop its very own alternative to Android, while also investing heavily in its app gallery that’s supposed to replace the Google Play Store.
Huawei has repeatedly insisted for the United States government to lift the sanctions, denying all claims of ties with the Chinese government.
Meanwhile, China is expected to retaliate against a series of American companies, including Apple, which has been threated unofficially with various sanctions similar to those Huawei has to deal in the United States.