A Huawei document obtained by POLITICO outlines what the company calls U.S. government attempts to recruit its employees
U.S. government agents approached a Huawei worker at the person’s home, pressured some employees when they applied for American visas and masqueraded as a former employee as part of a campaign to turn people at the Chinese telecom giant into informants, the company alleged in an internal document written amid its crushing legal battle with the Trump administration.
The U.S. government has also targeted the company's business partners and rivals and attempted to infiltrate its internal computer systems, Huawei alleges.Sign Up The press release did not provide evidence of the U.S. pressure, and a spokesperson did not provide additional information, but the document obtained by POLITICO adds details to the company's allegations.
In April, diplomatic officials applied similar pressure to two employees of Huawei’s Colombia office when the employees tried to get personal visas to enter the U.S.
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