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China’s telecom company, Huawei, has called for a probe by US Government to investigate its credentials to dispel misperceptions that it was a Chinese Government backed company.
It recently pulled out a deal to acquire US computer company, following Washington’s reluctance to grant national security clearance.
The Huawei Deputy Chairman, Mr Ken Hu, in an open letter being circulated to the media here said he regretted the “long-standing and untrue rumours and allegations” in the US had stymied Huawei’s normal commercial operations in that country.
Earlier this week, Huawei dropped its plans to acquire an insolvent American firm, 3Leaf Systems, after “national security concerns” reportedly prompted the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to discourage Huawei from completing the agreement.
Huawei has long been badgered by the claim that it is backed by the Chinese Government, an accusation that has exerted ruinous effects on the company’s acquisitions of foreign companies, Mr Hu said.
In 2008 and 2010, similar concerns blocked the Huawei buyout of 3Com and a network business of Motorola, respectively.
“We sincerely hope the United States Government will carry out a formal investigation on any concerns it may have about Huawei,” Mr Hu said in the letter, adding that the probe would only prove “Huawei is a normal commercial institution.’’
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