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Here is a report on the House Committees decision.

Chinese Tech Firms Pose Spy Threat: House Report
'»www.cnbc.com/id/49324353'

I don't know whether Hauwei is spying or not, but I find it hypocritical of the Senate Intelligence Committee when they know full well about the NSA's own program to do exactly what they accuse Hauwei of doing.
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I don't trust the Chinese but, sadly, I would rather have them read my e-mail as opposed to my own government.

That's absurd. Huawei and ZTE ships hardware worldwide and only USA see espionage.

I haven't really gone into the posts here but it seems you are on the same path as EGeezer posted here, Mr Leivinworth.

Interesting all the same since we have 1 of the companies phones in the house here.
But then I love my electronics, and ironically, paranoid to some extent about all the code free to the Internet out there without going into open source v's patented, OEM and/or closed source; sorry, I'm starting to wander.

I don't know whether Hauwei is spying or not, but I find it hypocritical of the Senate Intelligence Committee when they know full well about the NSA's own program to do exactly what they accuse Hauwei of doing.

Despite the brouhaha, don’t expect security concerns to derail fast-growing Chinese investment in the U.S., says Thilo Hanemann, research director at the New York-based China-focused consultancy Rhodium Group. Cash-rich Chinese companies are still eager to tap U.S. technology and brands, get access to the skilled American workforce, and take advantage of relatively cheap U.S. assets, he says. Indeed, China is on track to invest up to $8 billion in the U.S. this year, in energy projects, aviation companies, and other projects, including a $2.6 billion deal to buy the AMC theater chain, setting a new record high. By 2020, accumulated Chinese investment could reach as high as $200 billion, employing 400,000 Americans, Hanemann says.

What the report lacks is evidence. It also smacks of protectionism, despite denials by the committee chairman, Michigan Republican Mike Rogers, that he is invoking national security to shield U.S. telecoms equipment companies from Chinese competition.

The companies said they would allow independent audits of hardware and software to ensure that devices and networks are secure. The report concludes that wouldn't work because the "pace of technology development today drives products to evolve far more rapidly than any third-party comprehensive evaluation can follow." Another reason: Vendors and equipment used for maintenance and upgrades would also need to be vetted. Moreover, any flaws intentionally inserted by a determined and clever insider would make the vetting task "virtually impossible."

Wait, wouldn't that apply to, say, Apple iPhones that are made in China? Or any of the millions of other electronic devices made in China that operate or interact with the U.S. telecoms grid?

Flaws and all, the report is likely to play a role in the presidential campaign.

The report released by the Committee today employs many rumors and speculations to prove non-existent accusations. This report does not address the challenges faced by the ICT industry. Almost every ICT firm is conducting R&D, software coding and production activities globally; they share the same supply chain, and the challenges on network security is beyond a company or a country. The Committee’s report completely ignored this fact. We have to suspect that the only purpose of such a report is to impede competition and obstruct Chinese ICT companies from entering the US market….

From The Wall Street Journal -

Huawei: Congress Aiming To “Impede Competiton” - October 8, 2012: