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.
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
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.