Cybersecurity
Huawei Lobbying Spend Hits Record With Hire of Trump Fundraiser
- Chinese technology giant spent $1.8 million in third quarter
- Esposito reported lobbying White House, Commerce Department
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Huawei Technologies Co.’s lobbying spending spiked in the third quarter as the Chinese telecom giant hired a fundraiser for President Donald Trump with deep ties to Republican leadership to help it fight back against the administration’s blacklisting of the company from the U.S. market.
Huawei spent a company record of $1.8 million on federal lobbying in the three months ending in September, up from $30,000 in the same period last year, when it had largely shut down its lobbying presence in Washington and whittled its office down to a skeleton staff.