US hostility toward Chinese telecom company Huawei continues to be a top
priority for the Trump Administration, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visiting his German counterpart and threatening them for reports that they might use Huawei for a large infrastructure project.
With billions of dollars in global investment expected for 5G
infrastructure, Huawei is a major competitor for a number of US
companies. The Trump Administration’s argument is that countries
considering Huawei had better not do so.
As with other US lobbying against foreign tech companies, the argument
is nominally that there are “security concerns.” In the case of Huawei
and Germany, this means threatening the US dramatically curbing
intelligence sharing with Germany for choosing Huawei to build
infrastructure.
US officials can superficially make the case that telecommunications is
linked to intelligence sharing. In practice, however, many believe that
the US is trying to extort allies into signing more expensive deals with
US companies instead of Huawei.
“In practice, however, many believe that the US is trying to extort allies into signing more expensive deals with US companies ”
Good. If the Euros want the fruits of the American tax payer, they should be doing business with American companies. The Euros have had a free ride for 70 years. Time they started paying for it.
Mr. Chris Mallory, since U.S has outsourced most of the jobs overseas and has become a consumer side economy, the coercion tactic will only hurt the U.S consumer. So says Mr. Stewart.
What he’s really trying to do is hurt China’s economy and trash their reputation too. And the spying accusations are a joke. Everybody knows how safe from spying the U.S. eqp. makes everyone. Didn’t they have Merkle”s own cell phone sending everything to the see eye ay… Like the tar pit calling the pot black.. The U.S. is shameless!
Maybe a small weak country with an aggressive superpower neighbor needs to spy on everything/everyone. What is America’s excuse for it”s rabid lust to know everything everyone burps…???
LOL You pretend the “US help” from NATO, which is just to give Big Brother business and power, helps Europe?? Russia is NOT an enemy, the Communist menace is over, go home Yanks.
“trying to extort allies into signing more expensive deals with US companies”
Exactly. This is to try to protect US companies who are potential contributors to Trump’s campaigns. Quid pro quo.
“trying to extort allies into signing more expensive deals with US companies”
Exactly. This is to try to protect US companies who are potential contributors to Trump’s campaigns. Quid pro quo.
Friends who you are willing to threaten at the first bump in the road are no longer friends, they will stab you in the back at the first opportunity and you will deserve it.
Pompass really is the top diplomat of the Free World, it seems. Countries use goods from other than the USA because they are BETTER egHuawei/5G,
Russia/defense equipment, Russia-piplined oil to Europe, and forcing them to use the US “goods” is pointless.
Make as many enemies as possible, Pompass.
Please Trump, build a wall around the entire USA and leave the rest of us alone. Go home Yanks.
“build a wall around the entire USA and leave the rest of us alone.”
We shouldn’t be building walls around any country, foreign or domestic. Your statement is contradictory. How could building a wall around the USA be “leaving Americans alone?” It directly, forcibly (through violence), interferes with Americans’ abilities to interact voluntarily with people from other nations. Even if you didn’t give a damn about foreigners’ rights, what about my rights as an American citizen and human being? Aren’t I allowed to associate with whomever I please, regardless of country of origin?