Would we allow a US company to circumvent sanctions on selling technology to refine nuclear material to Iran on the grounds that they might blow themselves up and poison US allies or Americans abroad?
That's the legal context I'd view this argument in.
In the case of Huawei, the US government's concerns mostly seem to be about Huawei possibly spying on the devices they sell. On the other hand, there doesn't seem to be any particular basis for concern about allowing them to use US software such as android. Therefore, from the perspective of the security threat that is the putative basis for blacklisting Huawei, the fact that Huawei is now blocked from using Android is merely an incidental side effect.
(Of course, if the real goal is to hold Huawei hostage as a means to negotiate a trade deal, then threatening to destroy their smartphone business by blocking them from using Android may be precisely what is really intended.)
Our tech companies should not be lining up to lick the boots of a hostile economic power. I can't even believe this is socially acceptable and am relieved it's starting to become legally unacceptable.
Huawei needs to be completely shut out of the U.S. market and Google should be ashamed for working with China. This is a net benefit to U.S. security.
Many U.S. companies have been afraid to report Chinese IP theft due to fears about retaliation and stock price: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/12/711779130/as-china-hacked-u-s...
Years back when I was still freelancing, I worked with a U.S. firm who sold specialized lightweight cases for a popular sporting product. Their Chinese manufacturer stole the tech, ignored the patent, sold the same product to the U.S. market at half the price and put my client out of business.
These claims are not unfounded or unsubstantiated. There has been an ongoing pattern of abuse from China for decades and until recently nobody in our government was giving a shit about it.
If they are not under your jurisdiction, there's a limit on what can be done. Even if you win, your tech is already in other people's hands.
> We, the US and other nations, run by the laws.
On paper. Other nations don't do as much enforcement as you think – if at all.
That's pretty straight forward, someone from the US exchanges information with someone who has a Huawei phone who is outside the US, someone who has imported a Huawei phone, or someone who is travelling / working in the US and has one. Which given that it's the number 1/2 phone maker in the world, is pretty likely