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The U.S. wanted to knock down Huawei. It's only getting stronger

by leto_ii on 8/3/24, 6:06 PM with 73 comments

  • by leto_ii on 8/3/24, 6:06 PM

  • by akira2501 on 8/3/24, 7:13 PM

    > “The U.S. government’s campaign against Huawei is inadvertently bolstering the company’s resilience, echoing the age-old adage that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,”

    Then in the _very next_ paragraphs:

    > State money was critical. [...] billions of dollars flowed from the Chinese government to Huawei through preferential buying contracts and subsidies

    So what does the "age old adage" have to do with anything? It doesn't matter what US policy is if China has decided to make you a defacto state run company.

    This is a bizarre and meandering analysis that doesn't convey anything useful.

  • by lysace on 8/3/24, 7:42 PM

    1. This article's headline made me lose some trust in the WSJ, given that:

    2. Huawei has gotten stronger in China and weaker elsewhere.

    https://archive.ph/JgNQg/d40b9dd122f4675c47c29c9a4528bb60734...

    Edit: Flagged? What rule does this comment break?

  • by pstrateman on 8/3/24, 6:57 PM

    The US wanted them out of the US market and mostly succeeded there.

  • by 6gvONxR4sf7o on 8/4/24, 1:24 AM

    I’m always disappointed when the government’s response to worries about other people spying on us isn’t to enforce privacy. Instead they just say no to specific outsiders invading our privacy. Seems so broken.