Allies are under U.S. pressure to shun Huawei. But the company's prevalence in existing telecom networks and dominance in 5G technology make that nearly impossible. Illustration: Crystal TaiPresident Trump lashed out at Huawei Technologies Co. in a tweet after a former Obama-era official registered as a lobbyist for the Chinese telecommunications giant in Washington. Samir Jain, a former senior director for cybersecurity policy for the Obama White House, registered as a lobbyist for Huawei on national-security issues related to a defense-policy bill that bars federal agencies from buying equipment from the Chinese company, according to a disclosure form.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 15, 2019 13:41 UTC