US Troublemaking for Chinese Enterprises Called into Question; US Media Fears China Will Start Trade War

“After all, what have Chinese companies done to threaten U.S. national security?” In the U.S. House Intelligence Committee report, after [the U.S.] required the government to prevent Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturers Huawei and ZTE from entering the American market, this became the hottest topic on public opinion forums on October 9.

Many media [outlets] around the world are challenging this report, claiming it does not provide any key evidence. They have given their own answers to this action of the U.S. The British Financial Times states that considering that Huawei is able to easily develop other markets in the world, you can smell the scent of protectionism against China. An American article on The Wall Street Journal’s website states that hitting the target of Chinese companies is a consensus that everyone in Washington is able to reach, and one that is completely able to transcend party ideology differences. A German television station says that Huawei and ZTE simply became the U.S.’ two “close enemies.”

Will U.S. hostility “infect” the world? In India, a country that also once accused Huawei of being involved in espionage activities, a senior telecommunications official said that India will pay close attention, but in view of the price advantage, will continue to purchase Chinese equipment. Business Week, an American [publication], worries whether China will now take the first shot against the U.S. in a telecommunications trade war.

An independent Chinese telecommunications analyst, Fu Liang, told Huanqiu that the Chinese market has always adopted an open and forgiving stance toward American businesses and opened its gate wide to them, but now, maybe it is time for the Chinese market to reconsider its measuring scale.