Huawei's security boss says the company would sooner 'shut down' than spy for China

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Huawei has been accused by the US of providing a backdoor for the Chinese government to spy — which it vehemently denies.

Huawei's US security chief Andy Purdy said in an interview that CEO Ren Zhengfei would shut down the company if asked to spy by"any government."

Purdy said Huawei wants to talk the US officials to ease their concerns about spying and put in place"proven mechanisms for addressing risk."Huawei's US security boss said on Wednesday that CEO Ren Zhengfei — a former officer of the People's Liberation Army — would shut the tech giant down if asked to spy by Xi Jinping's regime, or indeed any other government.

He was pressed on the Chinese National Intelligence Law, legislation introduced in 2017 compelling companies to help intelligence services on matters of national security.

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