Donald Trump insists that Huawei is an agent of the Chinese government. Huawei indignantly denies it. Who’s right?
Let’s put it this way: if Huawei is not effectively an arm of the Chinese state, why did the Chinese government react as strongly as it did to Meng’s arrest, and why was Chinese public opinion so inflamed? In the final analysis, Chinese companies the size of Huawei, regardless of who owns them, cannot operate without the support of the state, and must ultimately do the bidding of the Communist Party. Period.