NEW YORK: President Donald Trump plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national security risks presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday. Pompeo’s remarks followed reports that Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok, … Read more
Beijing: London-based HSBC bank has denied Chinese media reports that it had “framed” telecom giant Huawei or “fabricated evidence” that led to the arrest of a top company official. Washington’s investigations into Huawei — for allegedly violating US sanctions on Iran — started before the bank’s involvement with the company in late 2016, the lender … Read more
Look at India’s neighbourhood today, and discover it’s pretty much Chinese occupied, save Bhutan and the Maldives. Pakistan was always a China hand. SynopsisAs China’s clampdown on Hong Kong concentrated the American mind, Chinese actions on the border should clarify India’s. An honest accounting of the ‘new’ ground reality by Prime Minister Narendra Modi would … Read more
TOKYO: The British government asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies, citing NEC Corp and Fujitsu Ltd as potential alternative suppliers, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday. British officials met with their counterparts in Tokyo on Thursday, two days after Britain ordered Huawei equipment purged from its 5G networks … Read more
NEW DELHI: The government has identified at least seven Chinese companies in India which have direct or indirect links with People’s Liberation Army (PLA) along with Chinese venture capital investments in India including “big names” where the benefits of civilian innovation are suspected to be used for China’s defense sector. These include Alibaba, Tencent, Huawei, … Read more