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Huawei flatly denies being under the control of the Chinese government, but there is little doubt that China is eager to defend its tech superstar, at least with a bit of insistence. the New York Times He learned that Chinese police arrested five former Huawei employees in December 2018 over WeChat discussions over claims that the company violated sanctions against Iran. They did not offer tangible evidence of rapes (beyond one that said it could “prove” that Huawei sold to Iran), but the mere hint of evidence and discussions with foreign journalists was apparently enough to trigger the arrests.
The arrest of a former employee, Li Hongyuan, sparked outrage from Chinese residents concerned that he had been fired solely for demanding late payment. However, Huawei later said that the arrest was not due to a labor disagreement and that it only reported illegal activity. The new claims suggest that Huawei was not only monitoring the ex-workers ‘chat (supposedly a common practice), but was willing to take advantage of the authorities’ protection to silence critics.
