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November 17: The Trump Presidency: Outlook For The Technology And Telecommunications Industries
https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2016/11/17/the-trump-presidency-outlook-for-the-technology-and-telecommunications-industries/#4386d5d018cd
-- 2018 --
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May 14: President Trump's surprising promise to help bring Chinese telecom giant ZTE back from the brink of collapse undercuts top law enforcement and intelligence officials, who have warned for years that the company's products could be used for cyberespionage in the United States.
ZTE has close ties with China’s government, and U.S. officials have raised concerns that its phones and other devices could be used as surveillance tools against Americans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-cybersecurity-202/2018/05/14/the-cybersecurity-202-trump-s-zte-reversal-flouts-warnings-from-top-national-security-officials/5af87ab030fb0425887994ca/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8be632fd6bf0
May 14: Trump offers to help Chinese telecom firm regain lost jobs
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/14/donald-trump-offers-help-chinese-telecomm-firm-reg/
May 24: Trump on collision course with Congress on ZTE, the Chinese telecommunications giant sanctioned for doing business with Iran and North Korea.
Trump has publicly signaled his desire to ease the restrictions on ZTE as he seeks China's cooperation on North Korea talks and hammering out a trade deal.
But Trump’s pivot on ZTE has received terrible reviews from Republicans in Congress, who have joined with Democrats in passing measures to ensure the restrictions are kept in place.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/389097-trump-on-collision-course-with-congress-on-zte
May 25: Trump Announces Plan to Save ZTE After His Administration Basically Killed It
https://gizmodo.com/trump-announces-plan-to-save-zte-after-his-administrati-1826341271
May 25: President Donald Trump said the U.S. would allow Chinese telecommunications-equipment maker ZTE Corp. to remain in business after paying a $1.3 billion fine, changing its management and board and providing “high-level security guarantees.”
Under the deal for ZTE to resume operations, it will also hire American compliance officers to monitor its operations according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Once ZTE complies, the Commerce Department will lift an order under which the company had been cut off from U.S. suppliers including Qualcomm Inc., effectively shutting down its business.
http://fortune.com/2018/05/26/zte-fine-donald-trump-china/
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May 26: Although top senators, including Democrat Chuck Schumer and Republican Marco Rubio, are urging the administration not to bend on ZTE, President Trump is planning to ease penalties on the Chinese telecommunications giant for violating sanctions against Iran and North Korea.
But what Mr. Trump may not realize is that ZTE is also one of the world’s most notorious intellectual property thieves — perhaps even the most notorious of all.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/26/what-president-trump-doesnt-know-about-zte/
May 27: Congress sounds bipartisan alarm as Trump deals on ZTE
Members of both parties say the Chinese telecom giant poses a national security threat.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/congress-sounds-bipartisan-alarm-trump-deals-zte-n877601
July 20: GOP senators cave to Trump, drop attempt to punish telecom giant ZTE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-gop-trump-china-zte-punishment-20180720-story.html
October 12: Senators urge Canada against using Huawei in 5G development due to national security concerns
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/411199-senators-urge-trudeau-against-using-huawei-in-5g-development-citing
November 21: The U.S. government has begun reaching out to key allies around the world in an effort to get them to stop using Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Trump administration officials have reportedly briefed government counterparts, as well as wireless and internet service providers, in countries including Germany, Italy and Japan, amid national security concerns over the Chinese tech giant.
Some officials also told the Journal the U.S. is considering giving financial aid to countries that have declined to use Huawei.
The report comes after U.S. intelligence officials earlier this year warned Americans not to buy phones manufactured by Huawei and ZTE, another major Chinese tech firm. There has long been concern among American lawmakers over the companies' suspected ties to the Chinese government
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/418000-us-urging-allies-to-drop-chinas-huawei-report
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December 6: China is demanding the release of telecoms giant Huawei's chief financial officer, who has been detained in Canada.
Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the company's founder, could face extradition to the US.
She was arrested in Vancouver on 1 December, but the news was not made public at her request.
The charges remain unknown but the US has been probing Huawei over possible violation of sanctions against Iran.
China says her detention is possibly a rights abuse.
Ms Meng has sought a publication ban on the details of the arrest, which has been granted by the courts.
Huawei said it was "not aware of any wrongdoing by Ms Meng".
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46465768
December 11: A Canadian judge ruled Tuesday a Chinese tech executive, detained at the request of the U.S., can be free on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing.
The judge said Meng Wanzhou must meet stringent conditions aimed at making sure she doesn't flee Canada for China.
Ten days after Canadian authorities detained Meng, China reportedly detained a former Canadian diplomat — ratcheting up tensions in this diplomatic row.
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/11/675648155/huawei-executive-seeks-bail-in-canada-former-canadian-diplomat-is-detained-in-ch
-- 2019 --
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January 11: Polish security services have charged a Chinese manager at tech giant Huawei in Poland and a Polish former intelligence officer with espionage against the country on behest of China.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/chinese-huawei-employee-polish-former-intel-officer-arrested-in-poland-for-espionage
January 18: The German government is considering blocking Chinese tech giant Huawei from its next-generation mobile phone network, striking yet another blow to the embattled company under facing accusations of espionage on behalf of China.
The U.S. and Europe pushed back against Huawei’s presence in their markets, fearing the company’s technology could endanger national security as it could be used to spy on Western citizens.
The U.K. and Canada recently raised questions about Huawei, while Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. banned the firm from their countries.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/germany-to-consider-blocking-chinese-tech-giant-huawei-amid-backlash-over-espionage-accusations
-- 2020 --
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