The assertion is not that Huawei isn't an asset. Huawei is definitely an asset. No one disagrees with that. The assertion is that Huawei is a _Communist_ asset used to enprison their citizens and steal data from freedom loving countries.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/20/18508915/cia-huawei-china...
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/the-d...