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MIT Cuts Funding Ties With Huawei, ZTE Citing US National Security Concerns (scmp.com)
Following similar moves by Stanford, University of California Berkeley and University of Minnesota, Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced that it is cutting ties with Huawei and ZTE, citing U.S. national security concerns. "At this time, based on this enhanced review, MIT is not accepting new engagements or renewing existing ones with Huawei and ZTE or their respective subsidiaries due to federal investigations regarding violations of sanction restrictions," Richard Lester, MIT's associate provost, and Maria Zuber, the school's vice-president for research, said in a letter to faculty on Wednesday. The South China Morning Post reports: MIT's move is part of a broader effort to strengthen its vetting of research partners, which may affect relationships with other entities in mainland China, Hong Kong, Russia and Saudi Arabia. "Most recently we have determined that engagements with certain countries -- currently China [including Hong Kong], Russia and Saudi Arabia -- merit additional faculty and administrative review beyond the usual evaluations that all international projects receive," the letter said.
The Protect Our Universities Act, introduced last month by Representative Jim Banks, an Indiana Republican, would establish a task force, led by the U.S. Department of Education, to maintain a list of "sensitive" research projects, including those financed by the defense and energy departments and U.S. intelligence agencies. The proposed body would monitor foreign student participation in those projects. Students with past or current Chinese citizenship would not be allowed access to the projects without a waiver from the director of national intelligence. The Act also calls for the intelligence director to create a list of foreign entities that "pose a threat of espionage with respect to sensitive research," and stipulates that Huawei and ZTE be included.
The Protect Our Universities Act, introduced last month by Representative Jim Banks, an Indiana Republican, would establish a task force, led by the U.S. Department of Education, to maintain a list of "sensitive" research projects, including those financed by the defense and energy departments and U.S. intelligence agencies. The proposed body would monitor foreign student participation in those projects. Students with past or current Chinese citizenship would not be allowed access to the projects without a waiver from the director of national intelligence. The Act also calls for the intelligence director to create a list of foreign entities that "pose a threat of espionage with respect to sensitive research," and stipulates that Huawei and ZTE be included.
US exports weapons to Saudi Arabia. What could be worse, a few routers?
Saudi Arabia are their "best friends in the region". (Which is code for "puppet dictator vassal state".)
Which makes it clear that the US never was against IS-style shariah law. As that's Saudi Arabia's law too.
They were against those countries not being puppets anymore!
So I guess they export their spying Cisco routes to SA, because SA is on the verge of breaking off too, and they want to keep a tight grip on those "allies", err, I mean soon-to-be "terrorists"! ;)
Trump! For finally ending the reign of the world bully " USA" on a BWAHAHAHAHA! :D
... which leaves us with three world bullies The USA, China and Russia. Not exactly an improvement.
even though we have no proof, i think it's becoming clear there is something to all this (where there is smoke, there is fire).
but people in the know, don't want to share what they know.
On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.
Hey, it's not like the Chinese do hyperagressive shit like build islands in the middle of the ocean and then claim international waters as Chinese territory!
Oh, wait...
Sinophobia - the new Russophobia.
https://regmedia.co.uk/2015/07...
It's like the USA, holder of more nukes than everyone else combined, accusing Iraq of biilding a nuke all over again.
Yeah, I am certain that Huawei has backdoor. *Even* if they'd actually be unaware of them. If I was under Chinese government power, I'd avoid them like the plague.
But I'm not in China. I'm under US government power. So my goal is to avoid *their* spying and terrorism. Which means avoiding Cisco like the plague!
But that's beside the point, isn't it? Because it is the ridiculous blatant childish bickering and basically begging to be followed by the USA that is currently making it a global joke, and having the EU, for the very first time, say "No!". If China was acting *that* childish, nobod would accept them anymore either.
By the way: Why does the US not just make China look that ridiculous? Oh wait! That would require competent leadership!
Anyway... Thanks Trump! For finally ending the reign of the world bully " USA" on a BWAHAHAHAHA! :D
Niptick, Russia is the king of nukes with 4,350 usable nuclear warheads, while the United States comes in second at 3,800 usable nuclear warheads a fact that seems to have given Prez. Trump an inferiority complex.. Both have over 6000 warheads if you count ones that are in storage and not easily made combat ready and both countries keep about 1600 of their warheads instantly deployable. Neither country has more nukes than the rest of the world combined but Russia is a bit closer though.
China and Russia are not bullies. They are fine, freedom loving capitalists. The socialist EU is bad. And Germany is bad, very bad!
That assessment makes you a peculiar Trumpkin/Marxist hybrid.
It sounds like a good time to take our technology sector back in the US. Good riddance Huawei!! Go spy on Russia instead!
An end to American bullying is precisely what the EU has been demanding for a *long* time. The rest of the world, too. I'm confused by the gist of this comment.
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
In contrast with just having military bases around the world and outright starting wars...
You're both crapflooding.
All I see is propaganda
Citations please!!
Don't let facts get in the way of a good "america bad" rant.
Having bases around the world is bad, because reasons.
An end to American bullying is precisely what the EU has been demanding for a *long* time. The rest of the world, too. I'm confused by the gist of this comment.
Fear not. If 'murrica is consigned to the dustbin of history, another nation will take it's place. Have we been learning Chinese? Good chance the world will be kowtowing to them.
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
I am sorry, the USA DOES NOT have more "nukes" than the rest of the world. Here are the numbers: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/w... Please, do at least 10 seconds of googling before you spout bullshit. Thank you.
"Governments have been dominated by the corporate entities and citizens have ceased to matter in public policy" true in
... and the international court ruled against China in a well - publicized court case, but no one cares! But let America BUY AND PAY FOR a bit of land in say, Okinawa, and assholes get their panties in a twist!
"Governments have been dominated by the corporate entities and citizens have ceased to matter in public policy" true in
If you want to know my intention here: that assessment would make me a troll.
Personally I thought this was so over the top bullshit that the sarcasm is easily apparent. But I suppose Poe's Law applies.
When I read through the opinions of many registered users on this site, I see about the same quality critical thinking in their statements.
Hey, it's not like the Chinese do hyperagressive shit like build islands in the middle of the ocean and then claim international waters as Chinese territory!
Oh, wait...
Yeah, but 'Murrica something something something.
Can't win this one my friend, the shills will pounce on you like crocodiles on a wildebeest.
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
I'm also confused by the gist of this comment.
Reading through your comment history on Slashdot one might think you believe the EU to be an authoritarian socialist shithole that can axiomatically do nothing else than bad things.
Let's count how many ACs come to the defense of China now.
Just another day in Paradise
It's the same shit, but with omnipresence around the world. For no noble reason, I'm sure.
Yes, we're selling tactical weapons to prevent the Iranian terrorist regime from conquering the entire middle east. Due to Obama's negligence, they now have encircled 75% of Saudi Arabia and are very close to controlling all shipping through the Suez, by controlling both sides of the Bab el Mendeb.
Those tactical weapons (you know, defensive anti missile systems and fighters) have nothing on handing to the Chinese government the ability to shut off all commerce and the power infrastructure of the entire western world. The second is so grossly negligent that only a shill would suggest it.
Actually, it is an improvement. You see, at least the bullies spend some effort twarting each others plans. It is in practice much better than living under the hegemony of a big unchallenged bully.
You said that there's no proof of what the US government says, but that its becoming clear that there is some truth because ... the US government keeps saying it?
Mind, the summary clearly states that the government is about to pass a bill, proof or no proof. Universities reacting to the bill, or to US federal gov pressure, are not a valid indication that there's anything else but smoke. Ever been to a music show? There's no fire behind that smoke.
Finally someone takes foreign threats seriously. However, in the end this will become merely widow dressing as hyper-liberal academics - who know better than anyone else of course - will find ways to ignore or circumvent the restrictions. Also, so many exceptions will be granted that the attempt will become laughable. That's the American way.
E Proelio Veritas.
US exports weapons to Saudi Arabia. What could be worse, a few routers?
Wow, the very first post is whataboutism. Way to go, /.
OK, I'm sorry, but I don't believe those figures. Israel's number one? They've barely got started. And since when did Cambodia or Ceylon(sic) have nuclear weapons? How are either of them in the top ten!?
Also somewhat unbelievable is the proposition that Russia is a "Nuclear free zone". They may even have more nukes than America at this point. That's absurd.
Not any worse than our "number one ally" bulldozing people's homes and then creating new settlements on top of the rubble.
A big part of nuclear deterrence is numbers but not because more of them might do more damage. Above a certain point, numbers are mainly for the psychological effect on the enemy's willingness to engage -- which is really the only reason for a rational society to even have nuclear weapons in the first place, these days. So numbers are important.
Number of nukes isn't really the whole story though. I've seen the CEPs (the circles where the things might hit). Russia might aim at New York but the circle where the thing might hit is big enough to hit anywhere for hundreds of miles in any direction (I know, I know, no one wants it coming down ANYWHERE, but that's not the point. The US wants to throw a nuke at Moscow and the question is more like: "What's the address and how high above that do you want it to detonate?"
When both sides know these facts, it doesn't take as many nukes to get the same psychological effect on the enemy as greater numbers might get.
On the charge of hypocrisy in advocating no further countries with nuclear weapons when a country already has them? Less nuclear weapons in the world (to a point) is a good thing, so is fewer countries having them. The problem with additional countries getting them is they DO NOT need them to preclude the use of nuclear weapons against them. One of more of the existing nuclear armed countries would swat anyone who tried. So they don't need a nuclear counterattack capability of their own and they definitely don't need a nuclear attack capability so yes, it is not a hypocritical for any country, whether is already has them or not, to seek to discourage any more countries from having them. It is in the best interests of the human race that no additional countries gain the capability, or build the bombs.
See subject & imo (in modems w/ a login screen yet no routing (logon to WHAT is the question, right?)).
WHY EVEN PUT LOGON CODE IN THEN @ ALL & NOBODY & I mean NOBODY CAN LOGIN TO IT PERIOD!
I did as in years past & requested a modem w/ routing (for creating firewalling, port filtering, DNS change etc.).
Got CANCELLED @ warehouse level!
AFTER I went to Spectrum local outlets asking for a NEW modem w/ more than 1 port WHICH I DID IN THE PAST no problem & got before.
They had no NEW DOCSIS 3.1 COMPLIANT MODEMS w/ more than 1 port @ LOCAL outlets (thus request to their warehouse THEIR PEOPLE DID 4 ME).
I'm 'stuck' unless I buy a firewall router to bridge w/ a NO SECURITY "dumb brick" - I DON'T TRUST IT & I'd rather BUY an "ALL IN 1" cablemodem!
EDIT: I got one (had to get separate router due to telephony use over IP here (no 'all in 1' modems had it @ BestBuy)).
I need DNS change/portfilter/firewalling in a MODEM/ROUTER to AVOID a China TECHNICOLOR REBRAND modem that "ODDLY" has a LOGON SCREEN NOBODY CAN ACCESS: Not EVEN the ISP despite sending a bin config file & WHY A LOGON TO A MACID IN A NIC (dumb passthru)
I had to RIG MY HOSTS FILE JUST TO SEE A LOGON SCREEN!
(In other routing featuring modems they gave me in the past I never had THAT issue)
Their techs @ ALL LEVELS SEE it on their private WAN they peer up to other networks (& THEY CAN' LOGON EITHER).
* QUESTION - WHY INSERT LOGON CODE INTO A DUMB MODEM?
SCREAMS "bad" imo like a NETWORK OF ATTACK BOTS in remotely compromisable 'modems'!
Funniest part was KHYBER Dec. 25 2018 (of all here on /.) AGREED w/ me on it https://slashdot.org/users2.pl... (post was deleted but SHOWS on his HISTORY screen).
APK
P.S.=> CHINA = THIEVES https://yro.slashdot.org/comme...
Correct me IF I'm off (hope I am)
They'll still accept boatloads of Chinese applicants whilst ruining pi day forever for Massachusetts-born National Merit Scholars with high SATs, ACTs and 11 APs. (5 taken so far at grade 5, the other 6 on course to be the same).
Not that I'm bitter about them trampling on the dreams and aspirations that my kid has held since he was 7. (I have no idea where those aspirations came from, but they, and the resulting driven ambition, certainly didn't get pushed upon him by his parents.)
MIT loves being in Massachusetts and taking its tax breaks, but long ago stopped caring for anything more than bottom line.
Reading through your comment history on Slashdot one might think you believe the EU to be an authoritarian socialist shithole that can axiomatically do nothing else than bad things.
A.K.A., the Truth
The point of having nukes when you are a small nation is to deter conventional attacks as gambling that you won't escalate top nuclear retaliation if you are losing the conventional war is high risk/low reward.
Not any worse than our "number one ally" bulldozing people's homes and then creating new settlements on top of the rubble.
China isn't surrounded by much more populous neighbors that teach their kids China doesn't have the right to exist.
Other than that? You keep on with that bog-standard anti-Semitism. It's getting aired now, and it's helping drag "progressives" down as they sooo richly deserve.
Those islands are trivial (if a bit costly) to overcome. The U.S. just has to help the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, etc. build their own islands. If you accept China's claim that artificial islands extend territorial waters, then building one just outside of China's territorial waters (200 nautical miles from China's shore) cuts it in half to 100 nmi (new border is the midway point between two land masses). That allows you to build a new island 100 miles from China's shores. Those new islands cut China's territorial waters in half again to 50 nmi. Repeat until the only territorial waters China has are just a few miles from their shoreline. At that point China can either live with their vastly reduced territorial waters, or they can give up the silly notion that artificial islands extend territorial waters.
with Taiwan and it would have all been great.
Japan, South Korea, the Philippines. Nations that like and support US freedom.
Domestic spying is now "Benign Information Gathering"
Whataboutism is a stupid fucking argument.
Note to the shills - Seriously, your flooding the group with Anti-Chinese propaganda any time Huawai is mentioned is kinda a dead giveaway. No discussion, nothing except 'Chyna BAD!
Now for the shillls with mod points to mod up this post.
FTFY
Ol Olsoc your selective outrage about one million in China seems odd considering 'Murrica was one of the stand out pioneers of racial genocide.
You overlooking atrocities against native Americans is kinda a dead giveaway isn't it?