Perry welcomed Chinese firm despite security concern

[240 is Back]

 Source: Washington Post

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After a months-long courtship that included a trip to China, where he dined with the company’s chief executive, Perry announced that telecom firm Huawei Technologies would base its U.S. operations in Plano. In a video of that October 2010 event — now playing on YouTube, courtesy of the governor’s office — Perry praised the company’s “really strong worldwide reputation” and its chairman, Ren Zhengfei, whose straight talk he said reminded him fondly of West Texans.

While Perry focused on Huawei’s ability to create jobs in a sluggish economy, national security experts in both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations had concluded that the global telecom giant poses a potential cybersecurity risk to U.S. military and businesses. Three times since 2008, a U.S. government security panel has blocked Huawei from acquiring or partnering with U.S. companies because of concerns that secrets could be leaked to China’s government or military.

Perry campaign spokesman Mark Miner said that “if there are national security issues surrounding this company, they should be fully looked at.” He characterized Perry’s main involvement with Huawei as just “a ribbon-cutting for a company that was creating jobs here.”

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While there, Perry made time for a dinner with Huawei’s chief executive, Ren, according to a press release. The Chinese executive is a former leader in the People’s Liberation Army who helped oversee the Chinese military’s telecom intelligence in the 1980s. His company had grown rapidly to become the world’s third-largest telecom equipment provider, with about 1,100 jobs in North America. It opened its first research office in Texas in 2001.

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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/perry-welcomed-c...


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In 2008, the last year of the Bush adminstration, the Council on Foreign Investment prevented Huawei from buying 3Com.

The NSA discouraged AT&T from purchasing Huawei equipment in 2009, and the Council on Foreign Investment rejected Huawei's planned partnership with Sprint in 2010. The concern was the possibility of "digital trapdoors" in Huawei equipment.

But Perry has welcomed them to Texas and encouraged their continued investment in the state.

Obviously Perry is aware of how bad this looks, since his campaign spokesman is now trying to pretend Perry's main involvement was the ribbon-cutting ceremony outside Dallas to launch the new Huawei Technologies corporate headquarters.
 

[Fury]

As opposed to Obama's constant coddling of terrorists and other mass-murdering psychopaths? You're really stretching here.

This is the best you and the liberal MSM can come up with? Everyone has known this guy was going to run for months now and the best you can do is some Chinese telecom company that may or may not be a threat? Oh, man. Not looking good for Obama.

[240 is Back]

As opposed to Obama's constant coddling of terrorists and other mass-murdering psychopaths? You're really stretching here.

This is the best you and the liberal MSM can come up with? Everyone has known this guy was going to run for months now and the best you can do is some Chinese telecom company that may or may not be a threat? Oh, man. Not looking good for Obama.

but obama does it too........

Come on man, we're comparing Perry to other repubs at this point.

[Fury]

but obama does it too........

Come on man, we're comparing Perry to other repubs at this point.

No, we're not. I'm comparing Perry to Obama. YOU have chosen to compare him to other Repubs.

And correct me if I'm wrong (I'm not), you've spent the last three years comparing Obama's actions to Bush's. 



Obama has entered us into an alliance with Al Qaeda via his funding and training of Libya's rebels. Going to take a lot for Perry to top that. I suggest you keep digging, Sherlock.

[Dos Equis]

Source: Washington Post

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After a months-long courtship that included a trip to China, where he dined with the company’s chief executive, Perry announced that telecom firm Huawei Technologies would base its U.S. operations in Plano. In a video of that October 2010 event — now playing on YouTube, courtesy of the governor’s office — Perry praised the company’s “really strong worldwide reputation” and its chairman, Ren Zhengfei, whose straight talk he said reminded him fondly of West Texans.

While Perry focused on Huawei’s ability to create jobs in a sluggish economy, national security experts in both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations had concluded that the global telecom giant poses a potential cybersecurity risk to U.S. military and businesses. Three times since 2008, a U.S. government security panel has blocked Huawei from acquiring or partnering with U.S. companies because of concerns that secrets could be leaked to China’s government or military.

Perry campaign spokesman Mark Miner said that “if there are national security issues surrounding this company, they should be fully looked at.” He characterized Perry’s main involvement with Huawei as just “a ribbon-cutting for a company that was creating jobs here.”

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While there, Perry made time for a dinner with Huawei’s chief executive, Ren, according to a press release. The Chinese executive is a former leader in the People’s Liberation Army who helped oversee the Chinese military’s telecom intelligence in the 1980s. His company had grown rapidly to become the world’s third-largest telecom equipment provider, with about 1,100 jobs in North America. It opened its first research office in Texas in 2001.

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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/perry-welcomed-c...


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In 2008, the last year of the Bush adminstration, the Council on Foreign Investment prevented Huawei from buying 3Com.

The NSA discouraged AT&T from purchasing Huawei equipment in 2009, and the Council on Foreign Investment rejected Huawei's planned partnership with Sprint in 2010. The concern was the possibility of "digital trapdoors" in Huawei equipment.

But Perry has welcomed them to Texas and encouraged their continued investment in the state.

Obviously Perry is aware of how bad this looks, since his campaign spokesman is now trying to pretend Perry's main involvement was the ribbon-cutting ceremony outside Dallas to launch the new Huawei Technologies corporate headquarters.
 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4960795

[240 is Back]

No, we're not. I'm comparing Perry to Obama. YOU have chosen to compare him to other Repubs.

And correct me if I'm wrong (I'm not), you've spent the last three years comparing Obama's actions to Bush's. 

Bush and obama were both presidents.

And right now, Perry ain't running against Obama.  He's running against other republicans.  America is working on choosing which republican will do the best job. 

[OzmO]

Perry is cummunist sleeper cell. 

[240 is Back]

Perry is cummunist sleeper cell. 

LOL... imagine if Obama pulled this same shit haha.

[OzmO]

LOL... imagine if Obama pulled this same shit haha.

I am serious.  He tripled the state's debt = communinst.  He brought Chinese into Texas causing a National security issue = communist.  Maybe he even has used tax money to create jobs = communist.

I bet his wife is fat too and they go on vacations eating like cummunist pigs. 

[240 is Back]

I am serious.  He tripled the state's debt = communinst.  He brought Chinese into Texas causing a National security issue = communist.  Maybe he even has used tax money to create jobs = communist.

I bet his wife is fat too and they go on vacations eating like cummunist pigs. 

hahahahahahahahahahahaha haha

[Soul Crusher]

If this is the best 180 can dredge up from the DUmp, Perry will easily send the black plague obama packing. 

Was this company convicted of anything?  If they were doing all these things that are speculated about and allegedly known about, why are they permitted in the country in the first place? 

This is more reaching at best. 

[blacken700]

I am serious.  He tripled the state's debt = communinst.  He brought Chinese into Texas causing a National security issue = communist.  Maybe he even has used tax money to create jobs = communist.

I bet his wife is fat too and they go on vacations eating like cummunist pigs. 

it's all ok because he is a repub communist 

[Soul Crusher]

Obama's running up debt does not make him a communist, but: 

1.  His spending 20 years in a black liberation theology (Marxist) church;
2.  His seeking out the communist professors in college;
3.  His joing the Democrat Socialists Party;
4.  His befriending a communist domestic terrorist;
5.  His telling his aquantences he was a marxist;
6.  His decrying the U.S. const. for limits on the powers of govt.;
7.  his advocacy of having the govt redistribute wealth,


all do make him a marxist.         

[blacken700]

Obama's running up debt does not make him a communist, but: 

1.  His spending 20 years in a black liberation theology (Marxist) church;
2.  His seeking out the communist professors in college;
3.  His joing the Democrat Socialists Party;
4.  His befriending a communist domestic terrorist;
5.  His telling his aquantences he was a marxist;
6.  His decrying the U.S. const. for limits on the powers of govt.;
7.  his advocacy of having the govt redistribute wealth,


all do make him a marxist.         

hahaha post is about perrry

[240 is Back]

hahaha post is about perrry

33 don't wanna talk about perry

If you could design a candidate - and you made him a C-minus student, texas religious zealout, actively supporting globalist agenda, tripling his state's debt and WORKING FOR AL GORE....

You couldn't find a more comical candidate than perry.  Seeing 33 and others try to defend him is downright hilarious.  They have to attack obama cause they KNOW their guy is a big govt RINO at best!

[Soul Crusher]

33 don't wanna talk about perry

If you could design a candidate - and you made him a C-minus student, texas religious zealout, actively supporting globalist agenda, tripling his state's debt and WORKING FOR AL GORE....

You couldn't find a more comical candidate than perry.  Seeing 33 and others try to defend him is downright hilarious.  They have to attack obama cause they KNOW their guy is a big govt RINO at best!

Did I defend him?  I said he is a RINO x 10, but - the reality of the situation is that it will be a choice between obama and someone.   Whether its Perry, RP, MB, etc. 


So far, nothing you have cited even comes close or even approaches remotely the crap we have had to endure with the black plague Obama.  So, when that choice is to be made, yes, choosing bad or treason is not a hard one for me to do. 

Its not about defending Perry - its about ousting that piece of trash that is trying to collapse the nation.     

[240 is Back]

Did I defend him?  I said he is a RINO x 10, but - the reality of the situation is that it will be a choice between obama and someone.   Whether its Perry, RP, MB, etc. 

So far, nothing you have cited even comes close or even approaches remotely the crap we have had to endure with the black plague Obama.  So, when that choice is to be made, yes, choosing bad or treason is not a hard one for me to do. 

Its not about defending Perry - its about ousting that piece of trash that is trying to collapse the nation.     

WTF are we arguing about?

I will vote any of them over obama as well.

We're just discussing whether perry or say, paul or bachmann, will be smarter with our nation's tax dollars.

From their spending records, we can see bachmann and paul are responsible.  We can see perry tripled his state's debt.  For me, bachmann and paul seem like smarter bets to fix the economic mess.  What say you, 33?

[Soul Crusher]

No kidding.  Thats why I am supporting RP and MB. 

[240 is Back]

No kidding.  Thats why I am supporting RP and MB. 

you and me both.  jeager shots are on me.

[Deicide]

you and me both.  jeager shots are on me.

Bachman, no way, RP, yes way.

[garebear]

33..., are you taking a little time off from your lawyer duties this week?

How's your GF?

[Soul Crusher]

Bachman, no way, RP, yes way.

Her record is far closer to RP than anyone else and if its close in the primary to her, romney or perry - I'm voting for MB.  


She is drastically better than Obama.  

[OzmO]

She's a traitor and a communist too.

Spend happy delusional God conversating marxist. 

[Skip8282]

Bush and obama were both presidents.

And right now, Perry ain't running against Obama.  He's running against other republicans.  America is working on choosing which republican will do the best job. 

haha...240's classic approach.  It's ok if I do it, but I'll whine like a bitch if you do it.


Take your beatdown...move on...

[jesusbod]

Bachman, no way, RP, yes way.

After watching the debate of Fox, I have come to the conclusion that Ron Paul's Foreign policies are so far fetched he can't even believe his own crap. I do, however like the ideas of how to deal with the federal reserve, IRS and all the rest of the nonsensical departments.