(C-SPAN: Heritage Foundation Panel on Chinese Investments & National
Security): Talks about Huwaei acquistion of 3com who has ties to the PLA
(http://www.c-span.org/rss/video.asp?MediaID=32961)
Huwaei is acquiring 3com. Huwaei was founded by the PLA. This poses a
potential national security threat, because they supply equipment to the
US governent.
(http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aJ71jz85i_U4&refer=home
)
Ren Zhengfei, Huawei's president, to the Chinese army, or PLA.
"Ren ``founded Huawei with PLA funds and built the business through
strong ties to the PLA,'' the letter says.
Among 3Com's products is an ``intrusion prevention'' technology that
helps clients protect themselves from hackers. The company has a number
of U.S. technology contracts."
--
[email protected]
http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
