Huawei Secretly Backs US Research, Awarding Millions in Prizes.

Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecommunications company that has been blacklisted by the US, has been secretly funding research at American universities, including Harvard, through an independent foundation. The research competition, administered by the Optica Foundation, has awarded millions of dollars since 2022 and has attracted proposals from scientists around the world. Huawei's involvement in the funding was not known to applicants and university officials until they were contacted by Bloomberg. The arrangement has raised concerns about national security and the potential for Huawei to influence research projects and acquire intellectual property. [Extracted from the article]