Trump on Report Huawei Helped Build North Korea’s Wireless Network: ‘We’ll Have to Find Out’

Trump on Report Huawei Helped Build North Korea’s Wireless Network: ‘We’ll Have to Find Out’
President Donald Trump waves to the press as he returns to the White House, Washington, D.C., after a weekend at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey on July 21, 2019. Mike Theiler/Reuters
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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When asked about a report that Chinese telecom giant Huawei had secretly helped build and maintain North Korea’s commercial wireless network, President Donald Trump said on July 22 that “we'll have to find out.”

The Washington Post reported on July 22 that Huawei partnered with a state-owned Chinese firm, Panda International Information Technology Co Ltd, on a number of projects in North Korea over at least eight years.

Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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