There have been fears about its links with the Chinese military and allegations of financial support from the Chinese government

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Broader probe Continue reading the main story “ Start Quote We are confident a fair review will further demonstrate that ZTE is a law-abiding partner for all US carriers and their customers” ZTE US policymakers have long been wary of Huawei, which is one of the world's biggest makers of network switching equipment. There have been fears about its links with the Chinese military and allegations of financial support from the Chinese government. That prompted the Chinese technology giant to write an open letter to the US authorities earlier this year asking them to conduct a probe into its operations and settle the issues. The current committee though said that its probe is not focussed just on Huawei. "We are looking at the overall infrastructure threat, and Huawei happens to be the 800-pound gorilla in the room, but there are other companies that will be included in the investigation as well," he added.