Is It Huawei or the Highway?

Chinese telecom giant goes on the offensive in UK, Europe after Trump defeat

The logo of Chinese company Huawei at their main UK offices in Reading, London, on Jan. 28, 2020. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images

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With President Donald Trump set to leave office on Jan. 20, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is wasting no time in picking up where it left off before Trump came to power and spoiled its expansion plans into Europe. Huawei, a Chinese regime-owned 5G vendor, has been linked to cyberattacks, sanction violations, the theft of IP and trade secrets, and corrupt local officials, among other egregious offenses.

A New Campaign for Business?

In the wake of the U.S. presidential elections, the Chinese regime is pressuring the United Kingdom to reconsider its decision to purge Huawei equipment nationwide by 2027. Huawei has similar challenges with Europe as well.