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Lawmakers question Huawei, ZTE on ties to Chinese government

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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China, USA
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June 15 2012

Writing to officials of Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. on Tuesday, two top lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee voiced concern about the telecommunications equipment makers’ ties to the Chinese government, as they requested details on the companies’ funding arrangements, the role of a “party committee” at Huawei, the companies’ contracts in Iran, and Huawei’s relationship with five U.S. consulting firms

New regulations targeting unfair competition and data protection in the Internet sector in China

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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China, USA
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March 1 2012

On December 29, 2011, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ("MIIT") promulgated the "Certain Provisions on the Regulation of the Market for Internet Information Services" (the "Provisions"), which will come into effect on March 15, 2012

AT&T signs network sharing pact with China Telecom

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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China, USA
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December 2 2011

One week after agreeing to share its Internet protocol (IP)-based network infrastructure with America Movil, AT&T forged a similar pact with China Telecom (CT) under which the two companies will provide each other with access to their respective IP networks

MOFCOM issues tentative implementing rules on M&A security review

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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China, USA
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June 10 2011

On February 3, 2011, the State Council issued the Circular on Establishment of the Security Review System Concerning the Merger and Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (the “Circular”

Huawei ends fight against CFIUS ruling on 3Leaf acquisition

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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China, USA
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February 25 2011

After vowing last week to seek presidential review of a Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) recommendation that it divest U.S. technology firm 3Leaf Systems, Chinese telecom equipment firm Huawei Technologies said Monday that it would withdraw its request to retain 3Leaf, admitting: “the significant impact and attention that this transaction has caused were not what we intended.”

Lawmakers urge FCC scrutiny of wireless network contracts with Chinese equipment firms

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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China, USA
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October 22 2010

Echoing concerns raised two months ago by eight Senate colleagues in a letter to officials of the Obama Administration, four Senate lawmakers are urging FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to review the national security implications of equipment contracts between domestic U.S. wireless carriers and Chinese network equipment firms

Senators warn against Chinese bid for Sprint Nextel contract

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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China, USA
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August 27 2010

A bid by a key Chinese telecom equipment maker to supply network gear to Sprint Nextel has come under scrutiny by eight Republican senators who warned top officials of the Obama Administration that a deal would pose a threat to U.S. national security

Precaution necessary in dealing with state secrets when doing business in China

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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China, USA
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August 2 2010

China's recent trials on Australian citizen Stern Hu and American citizen Feng Xue caught worldwide attention to China's State secrets protection regime

Apple, China Unicom sign agreement for sale of iPhone

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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China, USA
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September 4 2009

Apple, Inc. will gain entry into the lucrative Chinese market through an agreement signed this week with China Unicom that will enable Unicom to market Apple’s coveted iPhone to customers starting this fall

National security concerns cause 3Com to withdraw merger application

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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China, USA
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February 22 2008

Network equipment maker 3Com said Wednesday that it had shelved (at least temporarily) plans to sell itself to private equity firm Bain Capital and to Huawei Technologies of China as a result of the parties’ inability to reach a mitigation agreement with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerning the national security implications of the deal

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