HPE’s merger with Juniper Networks was approved by the White House for national security reasons: source
- American intelligence enabled HPE-Juniper networks mergers– It was banned by the Ministry of Justice – as a measure of national security to counter Huawei’s hegemony, believing that the American company combined will be more able to compete in the world against its Chinese rival, according to a source familiar with the events. This step arose from the concerns related to Huawei’s relationships with CCP and pushed into non -interpreted intervention by activist Laura Lomer.
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The source said that the feeling within the federal government was that HPE-Juniper’s offers combined in the market would be “Bulwark” against Huawei in the markets where the Chinese company may be more dominant because it provides one full technology.
It was first reported that the non -specified intelligence officials intervened in the integration process, which was banned by the Ministry of Justice to combat monopoly, by AXIOS. However, Fortune can confirm that the fear of Huawei is the issue that has sparked the approval of the merger.
The source said: “It is widely known that Huawei is closely related to the Communist Party of China, and its products have been repeatedly identified in the United States and many other countries as a threat to national security,” the source said.
“The competition is global, and the combined HPE-Junior is a stronger party against it, against Huawei.
Huawei and Hpe refused to comment when accessed. Huawei has long rescued its technology was used by China to conduct monitoring in the West.
The operation that led to the approval of the deal, which was linked to officials from senior officials of the Ministry of Justice who lost their jobs, briefly directed Laura Lumer’s anger, right -wing online catalyst. On social media, she claimed that Hpe paid two consultants allied with president Trump, each million dollars, each to engage in “trade influence”. Loomer later delete the claim.
Tell two sources luck She was confusing Lomer’s intervention.
2025-08-01 08:06:00
