Chinese upstart rattles telecoms, rises to No. 2

Huawei, a private equipment maker founded by a former Red Army officer, is growing fast while fighting a perception that it has ties to China's government and military.
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[Super2online]

Beware of a government connection that can pull the plug on networks at any time during a conflict to serve their purposes.

[bwrobertson2]

The increasing globalization of information technology means U.S. companies are using foreign-made equipment more than ever before.<br /><br />Marcus Sachs, Verizon's executive director for national security policy, "The U.S. now has to understand the fact that we no longer corner the market on high tech devices and software. We all have to recognize that hardware and software are going to come from China. We have to make risk-based decisions, including these emerging threats where a foreign country might directly insert malicious code or hardware."

[slickuser]

communist owned company...

[Stormspace]

I agree. Communications shouldn't be trusted to communist nations.

[cohaver]

key sets algorithms failure your communication has been read and decrypted

[clamenza]

Anyone who describes China as a communist nation is instantly discredited and should not be listened to. If anything it's ruled by an autocratic, near-fascist government.<br /><br />Hint: Communism (traditionally) does not allow private enterprise in any form, and would never dream of supporting it in its political platform.<br /><br />The rhetoric from China may be left-wing, but it's classic right-wing when it comes to implementation. That's why it shares with the US some of the highest income disparities.