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Ask HN: Why Is Huawei Distrusted in the United States?
- bifrost 7y agoBecause they started out with stolen US intellectual property and were part of the Chinese state industrial cabal. They basically counterfeited Cisco equipment for years and then eventually started making their own poor quality devices and now make higher end but somewhat low quality devices. They've also been proven to cooperate with genocidal governments.
- lohithvvv 7y agoSame reason as Google/Facebook/Twitter being not trusted in mainland China. It's more about U.S. and P.R.C don't trust each other.
- impeachTheIdiot 7y agoTrump is trying to show he is a big boy and can do business. His track record says otherwise.
- pdxanon 7y agotl;dr they are shady as fuck Have experience with working at a company where they (Huawei) had stolen IP. That, and they give no fucks about following technical standards when trying to bring their hardware to market. If I could give more detail, I would… but I cannnot. Suffice it to say - when companies/people don't trust Huawei, there are a myriad of legit reasons for that distrust.
- bifrost 7y agoMy favorite was when they made linecards with the exact same MAC addresses...
- Spooky23 7y agoA better question is “Why do entities who aren’t Chinese trust Huawei?” Understanding that should connect the dots for your other question.
- mars4rp 7y agoWhy do entities who aren't American trust Microsoft, Google , Amazon or apple?
- mhoad 7y agoThis would be a good place to start https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/06/huawei-employees-linked-to-chinas-state-intelligence-agencies-report-claims/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/06/huawei-em...