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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.
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...
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.
Let's count how many ACs come to the defense of China now.
Just another day in Paradise