Huawei Security Risks Front and Center as West Looks for Alternatives
A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) are urging the British parliament to reconsider allowing China’s Huawei a role in its 5G networks amid a slew of multifaceted security concerns. Nearly two dozen lawmakers strongly urged the United Kingdom to work closely with the United States and to take steps to mitigate Huawei risks. The Chinese regime requires its companies to share its information with the Chinese Communist Party’s intelligence sector. “Given the significant security, privacy, and economic threats posed by Huawei, we strongly urge the United Kingdom to revisit its recent decision,” they wrote on March 3. There have been a number of hearings in recent days probing China’s influence in 5G networks and “big tech” companies. The letter came before…
PORT-AU-PRINCE—The U.S. State Department on Thursday raised its travel advisory on Haiti to “do not travel” from “reconsider travel” citing risks of crime, civil unrest and kidnapping on the impoverished Caribbean island nation.
Haitians have been struggling with a prolonged economic and political crisis, including weeks of violent protests and a three-month lockdown of shops and other businesses. Violence still flares sporadically.
The new travel advisory puts Haiti on a par with Syria, scarred by a long-running civil war, and China, which is grappling with the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 3,200 people worldwide.
“Demonstrations, tire burning, and roadblocks are frequent, unpredictable, and can turn violent,” it said in a statement. “Local police may lack the resources to respond effectively to serious criminal incidents.”
It said violent crime, such as armed robbery and carjackings, was common and kidnapping was widespread in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation.
Haitian Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe promised on Wednesday during his first public appearance since his appointment by a presidential decree that he would focus on fighting insecurity and inequality while boosting the economy.
By Andre Paultre
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Biden: Candidates Might Need Secret Service After Rally Disruption
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Democratic presidential candidates might need the Secret Service, citing the protester who invaded the stage he and his wife were on earlier this week before being tackled by a campaign adviser. “That’s something that has to be considered the more outrageous it becomes,” Biden, 77, said during an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show on Thursday. Biden said he was “worried about” his wife, Jill Biden, who grappled with the protester before campaign adviser Symone Sanders tackled the woman. “She did the same thing at another event in New Hampshire when a guy I didn’t even see him coming behind me … and she runs up and grabs him,” Biden said, referring to his wife. “She and my daughter have more courage than I think.…
