At the request of the United States, the Canadian police arrested Meng Wanzhou, the "Princess of Huawei" who was transiting in the local area. This made this Shenzhen private enterprise, which plays an important role in the information technology wrestling between China and the United States, further involved in the vortex of the confrontation between the two countries, and the atmosphere of Sino-US trade negotiationsIt may also be extraneous.
Generally, Hong Kong people know Huawei mainly through the mobile phones it produces.In the second quarter of this year, Huawei has surpassed Apple to occupy the second place in the global mobile phone market, second only to Samsung. For every six mobile phones sold in the world, one is produced by Huawei.In fact, Huawei's greater strength lies in the field of communication equipment, especially in the fifth-generation communication technology (5G), which is at the forefront of the world. It has become the target of the US's strategy to contain China's development.
The U.S. trade war against China is not only aimed at improving the foreign trade deficit, but also through negotiations on intellectual property protection and technology transfer, aiming at the "Made in China 2025" strategy, and curbing China's industrial upgrading and technological development.
Hua's 5G technology provokes the United States
If China wants to upgrade to an advanced manufacturing powerhouse, it does not rely solely on "world factory style" to seize the downstream market. It also needs to improve the level of production technology in the middle and upper reaches, and even gain the right to speak on the global product standard platform. Huawei's 5G development, becoming one of the few Chinese companies capable of influencing global standard setting.
At present, many countries have adopted Huawei's 4G telecommunications equipment. The data transmission capacity of 5G is 20 times stronger than that of the current 4G. It is expected that it will be put into commercial production within one or two years.At the beginning of this year, South Korea’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics took the lead in launching a series of 5G services, a new multi-angle real-time three-dimensional experience for watching the games. It is expected that 5G will be commercially promoted and applied within one to two years. By then, it will not only improve the Internet experience, but alsoBecause data transmission is faster and more accurate, it can bring leaps and bounds in smart cities, telemedicine, diagnosis and surgery, logistics, and even military applications.
The United States knows how to use information technology platforms and mobile phone functions to carry out spying tasks such as eavesdropping and surveillance, and is particularly worried that China will use the same method to deal with itself. Therefore, it has scruples about Chinese technology products, and is facing the upsurge of ZTE and Huawei mobile phones in Western society.The U.S. government has earlier accused ZTE of violating the sanctions against Iran and punishing it, which once "shocked" it.
Punishment of Chinese nationals sparks diplomatic turmoil
The United States is even more wary of Huawei. The founder and chairman of Huawei, Ren Zhengfei, once served in the military. The United States has always questioned Huawei’s military background.The enemy not only does not use it himself, but also requires allies such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand to stop using Huawei's 5G equipment.
Meng Wanzhou, who is expected to be handed over to the United States after her arrest this time, is the daughter of Ren Zhengfei, following her mother's surname, and serves as vice chairman and chief financial officer of Huawei.The Canadian government stated that it refused to disclose the details of the charges involved at the request of the arrested party. Local media reported that it may be another violation of the US sanctions against Iran.If the United States wants to impose a crime, it will always find one or another reason.
In the ZTE incident last year, the United States only imposed fines and sanctions on companies, but this time it is criminally prosecuting individuals, and the crackdown is even heavier.In order to protect its citizens, China is bound to take a strong response. In diplomatic negotiations, Meng Wanzhou has become a "hostage" in the Sino-US trade dispute, which will inevitably make Sino-US trade negotiations more difficult.
