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> However, critics point out that its founder, Ren Zhengfei, was a former engineer in the country's army and joined the Communist Party in 1978. There are also questions about how independent of state influence any large Chinese company can be.

Is this really the best they can come up with? I've never heard any more specific accusations, in any media. Sounds pretty racist.

(I have seen specific accusations that Huawei is violating sanctions, but that is a separate concern from national security in infrastructure.)

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Corporate espionage and military intelligence are not clearly separated in China, and this is due to the culture and values of the Chinese Communist Party. This is seen as the same thing, advancing towards the same goal.

This is arguable less of the case in other countries, which is why people in other countries don't understand what is going on right now (i.e. why Huawei is seen as a security threat). The concern is, if you in the future cross the will of the Chinese Communist Party, your national infrastructure may suddenly...behave differently.

> Corporate espionage and military intelligence are not clearly separated in China, and this is due to the culture and values of the Chinese Communist Party.

Any specific examples or accusations????

Their intelligence tactics are pretty widely known at this point, here's four different sources.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_intelligence_activit...

> It is believed that Chinese espionage is aimed at the preservation of China's national security through gaining commercial, technological, and military secrets.[2][3][4][5]

It’s mostly science fiction at this point. You’ll only get vague comments at best. It may well be true, but the people you’re talking to don’t know.

Always remember: you’re almost certainly talking to a software engineer with an active imagination using Wikipedia to selectively back up their stories.

They always make sure to put a TON of "citations” in their comments too lmao.

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