Though the larger trade battle between the United States and China may be winding down, the U.S. government’s campaign against Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei seems to be heating up.
A delegation of U.S. officials arrived at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona this week to lobby telecommunications carriers across the globe not to use Huawei equipment, which they claim is vulnerable to Chinese spying efforts. At the same time, top Huawei executives attending the conference, where the company has been a major sponsor for years, fired back, saying their gear was secure and demanding evidence to back up the U.S. charges.
