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Published: Tuesday, 21 May 2019 07:55

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Photo: PLBeijing, May 21.- Huawei continues to speak because the United States persists in tripping him to block his way, even if it means sacrificing - just like chess pawns - the businesses of his own companies.

The arguments of supposed risk to national security and theft of secrets are the banners of an aggressive fight that in recent months has gained so much force internationally that China qualifies it as technological harassment.

As Huawei is the largest provider of telecommunications modules in the world, it is believed that it can, theoretically, monitor or interfere with data of all kinds, something that has never been proven.

The professional background of the president and founder of Huawei, Ren Zhengfei, who is an exoficial of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, assumes that the company collaborates directly with the Government of Beijing, an argument denied on repeated occasions.
 The latest in that saga is that the US Department of Commerce last week inserted the company and its subsidiaries in a list that requires them to apply for government authorization when they want to buy domestic technology.

This step followed the declaration of a national emergency by President Donald Trump in order to prohibit the firms of his country from using telecommunication equipment manufactured abroad, since they supposedly put security at risk.

These pressures put several US firms on the ropes and as a result Google, Qualcomm, Intel and Xilinx announced this May 20 the immediate cessation of business with Chinese technology.

In an attempt to calm millions of users inside and outside North American soil, the first one affirmed those who own Huawei phones with an Android system that they can continue to use their apps and services store such as Google Play and Google Play Protect.

Apparently the alarm about the damages of those restrictions reached Washington and a few hours ago the Department of Commerce decided to postpone until August 19 its entry into force.

This implies that Huawei will make the necessary transactions to maintain and support fully functioning networks and equipment, including updates and software patches, subject to contracts and legally binding agreements signed before May 16.

However, Chinese media warn that the cancellation of business with the technological giant destroyed the reputation of US firms and feel the aftermath while facing a continuous contraction as a result of losing that client.

The influential newspaper Global Times said in an editorial that stop providing products and services to Huawei will only inflict temporary damage, while for the Americans it will be irreversible.

He supported such claims in the support that Chinese society gives Huawei, its forecast to activate alternatives in the face of an adverse scenario such as the current one and the idea of continuing to invest in innovation to emerge stronger from this period of difficulties.

He also cited the restructuring and diversification plans of the supply chain, which will help him acquire what is necessary to continue his takeoff in the technological world and the successful expansion of 5G.

Global Times indicated that the United States is on the verge of a decline and awaits a long time of agony, because contrary to what Trump expresses, the trade war against China and the restrictions leave losses for both sides.

The White House fuels the anti-Huawei campaign, and it is evident that it is a rather political maneuver aimed at curbing it, while Huawei takes the lead in revolutionary systems such as the 5G network, the one with the highest connection speed, and also in pressuring China into the commercial dispute.

An example of this was Trump's offer to intercede to end the arrest of Meng Wanzhou - the financial director of the brand arrested in Canada at the request of the United States - if it was enough to close the necessary Beijing-Washington pact.

Experts and international media even consider US actions a deterrent against the Made in China 2025 plan, the government's commitment to maintain sustained growth based on innovation, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and Big Data.

All agree that it is a war of standards where the commercial advantage of defining standards favors local technology providers, and in the case of 5G, global estimates predict that by 2035 it will generate 3.5 billion dollars of yield and 22 millions of jobs around the planet. (PL)