Huawei is secretly funding cutting-edge research at American universities, including Harvard, through an independent Washington-based foundation.
Huawei Technologies Co., the Chinese telecommunications giant blacklisted by the US, is secretly funding cutting-edge research at American universities, including Harvard, through an independent Washington-based foundation.
The findings reveal one strategy Shenzhen, China-based Huawei is using to remain at the forefront of funding international research despite a web of US restrictions imposed over the past several years in response to concerns that its technology could be used by Beijing as a spy tool. A Huawei spokesman said the company and the Optica Foundation created the competition to support global research and promote academic communication.
The secretive effort in Washington stands in contrast with public initiatives by Huawei in several European countries. The report does not specify when any of the donors gave money, what it was used for, or how much they gave. If Huawei were subject to Treasury Department sanctions, however, the activity probably wouldn’t be legal, he said.
“It’s a bad look for a prestigious research foundation to be anonymously accepting money from a Chinese company that raises so many national security concerns for the US government,” said James Mulvenon, a defence contractor who has worked on research security issues and co-authored a seminal book on Chinese industrial espionage.
The university then looked into the matter and learned that two of its researchers had applied for awards, both unaware of the source of the competition’s funding. USC engineering professor Alan Willner, who has been a judge for the competition, didn’t respond to requests for comment. The foundation is currently accepting proposals for the 2024 application cycle, which runs through May 21, with plans to grant 10 winners $100,000 each for the third year in a row.
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