Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) says the U.S. government is holding classified briefings to warn private technology companies about the security risks posed by doing business with Huawei and ZTE. He said the companies that have been briefed are aware of the concerns, but are also “prioritizing market access” to China’s 1.3 billion people.
“It just honestly makes no sense why anyone would argue or take comfort in new leadership [at ZTE] being enough of a change to allow these companies to buy American semiconductors, for which without them these companies would not be able to operate,” Rubio said.