Huawei alleges U.S. government launched ‘cyber attacks’ against it

Huawei is pissed off. 

The Chinese telecommunications company issued a direct rebuke to allegations that it had stolen smartphone camera patents, and in the process accused the U.S. government of launching “cyber attacks” against it. The claim is one of many made in a Tuesday press release, and heightens an already tense relationship between the company and U.S. authorities. 

Huawei insists that, in addition to pushing other countries to ban its products, the U.S. government “has been using every tool at its disposal – including both judicial and administrative powers, as well as a host of other unscrupulous means — to disrupt the normal business operations of Huawei and its partners.”

Said unscrupulous means, according to Huawei, perhaps most notably include “[launching] cyber attacks to infiltrate Huawei’s intranet and internal information systems.”

It doesn’t stop there, however. The company presents a list of grievances against the U.S. government ranging from attempted entrapment to posing as Huawei employees in an effort to “establish legal pretense for unfounded accusations against the company.”

The accusations follow shortly on the news that Huawei intends to launch its latest smartphone, the Mate 30, in Germany on Sept. 19. Notably, the new phone will come without any Google apps or services as a result of Huawei’s ongoing dispute with U.S. authorities. 

“We strongly condemn the malign, concerted effort by the U.S. government to discredit Huawei and curb its leadership position in the industry,” adds the press release. 

And just what other concerted efforts, according to Huawei, has the U.S. government engaged in against the Chinese company? Too many to list here, in fact. 

A few highlights include: “Instructing law enforcement to threaten, menace, coerce, entice, and incite both current and former Huawei employees to turn against the company and work for them,” and “Sending FBI agents to the homes of Huawei employees and pressuring them to collect information on the company.”

As today’s press release makes clear, Huawei has no intention of taking these alleged provocations by the U.S. government lying down.