Huawei saga calls for attention, not alarmist probe, boycottBy The Manila Timeshome/Opinion/Editorial/Huawei saga calls for attention, not alarmist probe, boycottIN a move unprecedented in its scope, the US Justice Department this week filed more than a dozen criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and its chief financial officer (CFO), rattling financial markets and deepening suspicions about the business of Chinese firms in other countries. Second, two affiliate companies of Huawei are accused of evading US and UN sanctions against Iran. Predictably, some voices have raised calls for investigations and even preventive boycotts of Huawei and other Chinese companies here in the Philippines, where Chinese telecommunications technology has practically become a part of everyday life. Drawing any conclusions from them about the relationship of Chinese tech firms here would be rash at this point. Grandstanding on the news to hold legislative hearings “in aid of legislation” on dimly perceived security threats from Chinese firms, for example, would be ill-advised.

Source: Manila Times January 30, 2019 18:22 UTC