Sam Kessler
* NOTE: This original blog article was used as a basis for this author’s contribution portion to an Asian Affairs Magazine “Battling to the Top” in the Huawei Crisis section.
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By Sam Kessler
The U.S. blocking of the Chinese telecom giant, Huawei, is a national security policy that correlates with the serious grievances that have long been held within the U.S-China relationship. After all, one might quickly assume that the Trump administration’s protectionist policies
Current U.S.-China Grievances are Long in the Making
For several years, previous U.S. administrations have held a more lenient stance to these ongoing dilemmas, since the trade and economic relationship has indeed been beneficial in various ways for both nations. However, instances such as major thefts of sensitive data like the 2015 U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach China’s Three Warfares doctrine,
Overall, this has become a problem to U.S. security interests as it has been escalating since the 1990s after the Cold War ended. Their relationship solidified in the 1970s when the two nations aligned themselves with each other during the Cold War in order to tilt the U.S.-China-Russia Triangle
Recent Update of the U.S. National Security Strategy
This is why there is a reason that the 2015 U.S. National Security Strategy doctrine updated 2017 U.S. National Security Strategy
The possible domination of Huawei in the Internet and 5G sectors would be a huge game changer for Chinese foreign policy and overall strategic interests post-globalization era.
The U.S. Rationale for Blocking Huawei
The U.S. blocking of Huawei technology has been crucial in helping protect U.S. cyber infrastructure since their devices and microchips have been known to contain data security vulnerabilities. If allowed, the potential for spying as well as data and intelligence theft
A New Cold War in Tech
Lastly, Huawei heavily competes with U.S. companies like Apple, Cisco, and Qualcomm
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Sam Kessler is a writer, analyst, and consultant with a global security, geopolitics, and business/finance background. He is also a Geopolitical Advisor for North Star Support Group. Sam has an M.A. in National Security and Intelligence Analysis from American Military University (AMU), which is part of the American Public University System (APUS). He can be contacted via his website/blog at www.samkessler.com
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