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SYDNEY: The United States has warned Pacific island<\/a> nations about security threats posed by a Chinese company's cut-price bid to build an undersea internet cable, two sources told Reuters, part of an international<\/a> development project in the region.
Huawei Marine<\/a>, which was recently divested from Huawei Technologies<\/a> Co Ltd and is now majority-owned by another Chinese firm, submitted bids along with French-headquartered Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), part of Finland's Nokia<\/a>, and Japan's NEC, for the $72.6 million project backed by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB), the sources with direct knowledge of the project details said.
The project is designed to improve communications to the island nations of Nauru, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and Kiribati.
Washington sent a diplomatic note to FSM in July expressing strategic concerns about the project as Huawei<\/a> Marine and other Chinese firms are required to co-operate with Beijing's intelligence and security services, the sources said.
That note followed an earlier warning to Micronesia and development agencies from the Nauru government, a Pacific ally to Taiwan, which is viewed by China as a renegade province, about Huawei<\/a> Marine's participation in the project, the sources said.
The FSM government told Reuters in a statement it is talking to bilateral partners in the project, \"some of whom have addressed a need to ensure that the cable does not compromise regional security by opening, or failing to close, cyber-security related gaps.\"
Under the Compact of Free Association, a decades-old agreement between the United States and its former Pacific trust territories, Washington is responsible for FSM's defence.
A spokeswoman for the Nauru government said bids were being examined and that stakeholders were addressing \"technical and administrative issues\" to ensure the project progresses, without elaborating.
The U.S. State Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs did not respond to requests for comment.
Following Reuters' report on the warnings about Huawei Marine<\/a> on Thursday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that the United States was smearing Chinese companies.
The third island nation involved in the project, Kiribati, views Huawei Marine's bid most favourably after last year severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China, the sources said.
The Kiribati government did not respond to questions.
A World Bank spokesman said the tender was continuing and could not \"provide specific comments on the process at this time.\" The ADB referred questions to the World Bank.
Undersea cables, which have far greater data capacity than satellites, have emerged as a sensitive area of diplomacy in the Pacific, given their central role in international<\/a> communications.
While the project, called the East Micronesia Cable project, could be split up, Huawei Marine's bids in the procurement process are more than 20% below rivals, according to the two sources.
This has created an impasse, the sources said, given on a pure cost basis Huawei Marine is in a strong position to win the bid due to the terms overseen by the development agencies.
Typically, the countries involved in the project establish the bid assessment committees. The development agencies review the committee's recommendations to ensure the selected bidder complies with the agencies' policies and procedures.
The project is further complicated by its planned connection to the HANTRU-1 undersea cable<\/a>, which is primarily used by the U.S. government and lands at Guam, a U.S. territory with substantial military assets.
SECURITY CONCERNS<\/strong>
Although Huawei Marine is now majority owned by Shanghai-listed Hengtong Optic-Electric Co Ltd, part of Hengtong Group, Washington continues to warn Pacific nations against using it to provide critical infrastructure.
Huawei Technologies<\/a> Co Ltd, a global telecom equipment maker, has been subjected to repeated rounds of U.S. sanctions and allegations that its products could be used by Beijing for spying, a charge consistently denied by the Chinese company.
Huawei Marine and Hengtong did not respond to Reuters' questions. A representative for Huawei Tech<\/a>'s Pacific Island<\/a> business said the cable project was not part of the business.
The U.S. Commerce Department publicly lists Huawei Marine on its so-called \"Entity List\" - known as a blacklist - which restricts the sale of U.S. goods and technology to the company. The Department did not immediately clarify whether the change in Huawei Marine's ownership would mitigate this status.
Huawei Tech<\/a>. Investment Co retains a small stake in Huawei Marine, company filings show.
In 2018, Australia largely paid for an undersea internet cable system for its Pacific neighbours, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, shutting out rival plans from Huawei Marine, then majority-owned by Huawei Technologies.
Australia raised concerns at the time that the cable, with a landing point in Sydney, could pose a future security risk if it tapped into Australia's communications network.
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悉尼:美国已经警告说太平洋岛屿国家对安全构成的威胁中国企业的廉价为了构建一个海底网线,两位消息人士告诉路透,的一部分国际在该地区开发项目。
华为海洋最近,这是脱离华为技术有限公司有限公司,目前控股的另一家中国公司提交投标连同French-headquartered阿尔卡特潜艇网络(ASN),芬兰的一部分诺基亚和日本的NEC, 7260万美元的项目由世界银行和亚洲开发银行(ADB),项目细节的消息人士说。
该项目旨在提高通信的岛国瑙鲁,密克罗尼西亚联邦(FSM)和基里巴斯。
华盛顿7月派遣外交注意FSM表达战略项目的担忧华为海洋和其他中国公司需要与北京的合作情报和安全部门消息人士说。
注意遵循早期警告密克罗尼西亚和瑙鲁政府的发展机构,向台湾太平洋盟友,被中国视为一个叛离省份,华为海洋参与该项目,消息人士说。
FSM政府在一份声明中告诉路透与双边合作伙伴在项目中,“其中一些人已经解决了需要确保地区安全通过打开电缆不妥协,或者未能关闭,网络安全相关缺口。”
紧凑的自由联想,数十年之久的美国及其之间的协议前太平洋地区信任,华盛顿负责FSM的国防。
瑙鲁政府发言人表示,正在审查投标,利益相关者是解决技术和管理问题,确保项目的进展,但没有详细说明。
美国国务院东亚和太平洋事务局没有回应记者的置评请求。
路透的报告警告华为海洋王文斌,周四中国外交部发言人说,美国是弄脏的中国公司。
第三个岛国参与该项目,基里巴斯、观点华为海洋最优惠的报价在去年与台湾断绝外交关系支持中国,消息人士说。
基里巴斯政府没有回应记者的问题。
世界银行的一位发言人说招标仍在继续,不能“提供具体评价过程。”The ADB referred questions to the World Bank.
海底电缆,数据容量要远远大于卫星,已成为一个敏感的外交在太平洋,鉴于其核心作用国际通信。
项目,被称为东方密克罗尼西亚电缆项目,可以分手,华为海洋的投标采购流程超过20%低于竞争对手,根据两个方面。
这创造了一个僵局,消息人士称,鉴于纯粹成本基础上华为海洋处于强势地位,申办成功是由于条款由发展机构。
通常,项目所涉及的国家建立评标委员会。发展机构审查委员会的建议,确保选定的投标人符合机构的政策和程序。
这个项目是其计划连接HANTRU-1进一步复杂化海底电缆,所使用的主要是美国政府和土地在关岛,美国领土与实质性的军事资产。
安全问题
尽管华为海洋现在大多数上海恒通分析有限公司旗下恒通集团的一部分,华盛顿继续警告太平洋国家反对使用它提供重要的基础设施。
华为技术有限公司有限公司,全球电信设备制造商,已接受了反复轮美国制裁和指控,其产品可以由北京用于间谍活动,由中国公司一直否认这一指控。
华为海洋和恒通没有回应路透社的问题。一位代表华为技术的太平洋岛屿业务说,电缆项目并不是商业的一部分。
美国商务部公开列出华为海洋在其所谓的“实体名单”——称为黑名单限制美国商品的销售和技术公司。部门没有立即澄清华为海洋所有权的变化是否会缓解这种状况。
华为技术。华为海洋投资有限公司保留一个小的股份,公司提供的文件显示。
2018年,澳大利亚主要支付太平洋邻国的互联网海底电缆系统,巴布亚新几内亚、所罗门群岛、排斥竞争对手计划从华为海洋,然后由华为技术有限公司控股。
澳大利亚担心电缆,降落在悉尼,未来可能带来安全风险,如果它了澳大利亚的通信网络。
悉尼:美国已经警告说太平洋岛屿国家对安全构成的威胁中国企业的廉价为了构建一个海底网线,两位消息人士告诉路透,的一部分国际在该地区开发项目。
华为海洋最近,这是脱离华为技术有限公司有限公司,目前控股的另一家中国公司提交投标连同French-headquartered阿尔卡特潜艇网络(ASN),芬兰的一部分诺基亚和日本的NEC, 7260万美元的项目由世界银行和亚洲开发银行(ADB),项目细节的消息人士说。
该项目旨在提高通信的岛国瑙鲁,密克罗尼西亚联邦(FSM)和基里巴斯。
华盛顿7月派遣外交注意FSM表达战略项目的担忧华为海洋和其他中国公司需要与北京的合作情报和安全部门消息人士说。
注意遵循早期警告密克罗尼西亚和瑙鲁政府的发展机构,向台湾太平洋盟友,被中国视为一个叛离省份,华为海洋参与该项目,消息人士说。
FSM政府在一份声明中告诉路透与双边合作伙伴在项目中,“其中一些人已经解决了需要确保地区安全通过打开电缆不妥协,或者未能关闭,网络安全相关缺口。”
紧凑的自由联想,数十年之久的美国及其之间的协议前太平洋地区信任,华盛顿负责FSM的国防。
瑙鲁政府发言人表示,正在审查投标,利益相关者是解决技术和管理问题,确保项目的进展,但没有详细说明。
美国国务院东亚和太平洋事务局没有回应记者的置评请求。
路透的报告警告华为海洋王文斌,周四中国外交部发言人说,美国是弄脏的中国公司。
第三个岛国参与该项目,基里巴斯、观点华为海洋最优惠的报价在去年与台湾断绝外交关系支持中国,消息人士说。
基里巴斯政府没有回应记者的问题。
世界银行的一位发言人说招标仍在继续,不能“提供具体评价过程。”The ADB referred questions to the World Bank.
海底电缆,数据容量要远远大于卫星,已成为一个敏感的外交在太平洋,鉴于其核心作用国际通信。
项目,被称为东方密克罗尼西亚电缆项目,可以分手,华为海洋的投标采购流程超过20%低于竞争对手,根据两个方面。
这创造了一个僵局,消息人士称,鉴于纯粹成本基础上华为海洋处于强势地位,申办成功是由于条款由发展机构。
通常,项目所涉及的国家建立评标委员会。发展机构审查委员会的建议,确保选定的投标人符合机构的政策和程序。
这个项目是其计划连接HANTRU-1进一步复杂化海底电缆,所使用的主要是美国政府和土地在关岛,美国领土与实质性的军事资产。
安全问题
尽管华为海洋现在大多数上海恒通分析有限公司旗下恒通集团的一部分,华盛顿继续警告太平洋国家反对使用它提供重要的基础设施。
华为技术有限公司有限公司,全球电信设备制造商,已接受了反复轮美国制裁和指控,其产品可以由北京用于间谍活动,由中国公司一直否认这一指控。
华为海洋和恒通没有回应路透社的问题。一位代表华为技术的太平洋岛屿业务说,电缆项目并不是商业的一部分。
美国商务部公开列出华为海洋在其所谓的“实体名单”——称为黑名单限制美国商品的销售和技术公司。部门没有立即澄清华为海洋所有权的变化是否会缓解这种状况。
华为技术。华为海洋投资有限公司保留一个小的股份,公司提供的文件显示。
2018年,澳大利亚主要支付太平洋邻国的互联网海底电缆系统,巴布亚新几内亚、所罗门群岛、排斥竞争对手计划从华为海洋,然后由华为技术有限公司控股。
澳大利亚担心电缆,降落在悉尼,未来可能带来安全风险,如果它了澳大利亚的通信网络。
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