Letter to Futurewei Technologies, Inc. Requesting Information on Huawei’s U.S. Proxy Role and CCP Technology Agenda

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is launching an inquiry into Futurewei Technologies, Inc., a U.S.-based affiliate of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., to investigate its role in advancing Beijing’s authoritarian technology agenda under the direction of the CCP.

Despite Huawei’s placement on U.S. restricted entity lists and pending federal criminal charges—including conspiracy to steal trade secrets and racketeering—Futurewei has maintained a significant U.S. presence and continued to operate as Huawei’s proxy. Public filings, corporate records, and open-source reporting show that Futurewei functions less as an independent American company and more as a vehicle for Huawei to circumvent U.S. sanctions, gain access to sensitive technology, and exert influence over key technology institutions.

The Committee’s concerns include:

• Standards Capture: Futurewei has inserted Huawei-linked personnel into leadership roles at global standards-setting bodies such as the ITU and IEEE, advancing proposals like “New IP”—a CCP-backed framework to replace the open, decentralized internet with a government-controlled model enabling surveillance and censorship.
• Policy Infiltration: After Huawei was excluded from U.S. policy circles, Futurewei aggressively expanded its presence in organizations such as the Internet Society and the Linux Foundation, using these platforms to normalize Huawei’s controversial technologies and weaken U.S. leadership in critical areas.
• Open-Source Proxy Work: Futurewei plays a central role in promoting OpenHarmony and Oniro, open-source ecosystems tied to Huawei’s HarmonyOS, which was developed under CCP directive as a “core technology” free of Western code. These projects provide Huawei—and by extension the PRC—a pathway to global adoption of Chinese-controlled operating systems under the guise of “open innovation.”
• National Security Risks: Futurewei’s decade-long co-location within NVIDIA’s Silicon Valley campus, its acquisition of over 100 U.S. patents since 2020, and its alleged history of espionage on behalf of Huawei underscore the risks of allowing the company to remain embedded within America’s innovation hubs.
• Corporate Misrepresentation: Despite repeated attempts to rebrand as a “U.S. company,” Futurewei’s own filings and Huawei’s public statements confirm ongoing operational, financial, and strategic ties. Huawei’s founder has even admitted that Futurewei exists as a “special case” to maintain Huawei’s U.S. operations despite sanctions.

To safeguard U.S. technological leadership and national security, the Committee is demanding comprehensive documentation from Futurewei on its governance, funding streams, personnel, contracts, partnerships, and research activities—particularly those tied to Huawei, the CCP, or CCP-directed technology projects.

This investigation is part of the Committee’s mandate under House Resolution 5 to expose and counter the economic, technological, and security threats posed by the CCP. Futurewei must now provide full transparency regarding its true affiliations and activities in the United States.

Read the lawmakers' letter here