TECH

Trump plays hard with China masked espionage
Reuters had already released information from nearby sources on whether this indication could be published, but now the NY Times confirms that an executive order has even been issued that prevents US telecoms companies from installing equipment manufactured abroad.
The statement was made to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, who stressed that such equipment poses an unacceptable risk, but although it is clearly a step in the war with China, no country is mentioned, nor is there any specific company.
The executive order invokes the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that gives the president the authority to regulate trade if there is an emergency that threatens the US. The Commerce Department now has 150 days to develop a plan to enforce the new rules, in conjunction with other agencies.
Huawei and ZTE are the companies specifically targeted in this decision, even if it is expressly mentioned.
The document will already be considered for more than a year, but it has been postponed several times, and maybe again. The conflict between the US executive and the Chinese giant has lasted for several years when the company was accused of espionage for the Chinese government. From then on the "snowball" began to grow, prompting Donald Trump to prohibit all government agencies from buying or using equipment from Huawei and ZTE.
According to Reuters, it is the smaller operators that are most strongly affected by this decision. The large telecom companies do not use Huawei and ZTE equipment, but in rural areas, the Chinese enterprises are used by about 25% of the operators.
Huawei has made every effort to clear its image and has even announced that it is prepared to sign a contract with a non-spying agreement with the British government to assure politicians that there is no backdoor on their systems and that it has no intentions to use their technology for surveillance of the Americans. M. F.