In late 2001,

2001, Indian intelligence agencies put the Indian branch of Huawei Technologies,

a Chinese telecommunications company, on a watch list.

Wawa India was accused of supplying technology to the state's enemies in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan.

Worst of all, these charges that they were doing business with the Taliban.

The already damaging allegations were made much worse by their The E.E. Times first published the story on December 12th, three months and one day after the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York.

Of course, it's never a good look to be seen aiding terrorists, but if you had to pick the worst times in history to try it,

late 2001 would probably make the top of the list.

Three days after the story broke Indian authorities

announced they could not find any evidence of Huawei business dealings with

the Taliban. The company requested that the U.S. government clear its name

as it was believed that U.S. officials were the ones responsible for tipping off Indian intelligence.

The Americans offered no apology, nor would they corroborate Wawa's innocence. In that

story, the US comes off looking really bad.

With no proof they supply the story that hurt Wawa's international reputation.

Many times in the years since, especially more recently in 2018 and 2019, the same pattern has occurred.

Western governments have woe of everything from IP theft to financial fraud to cyber spying.

Often these claims are made either with no evidence or only circumstantial evidence.

Sometimes though, there is real hard evidence to suggest that

Wauwe may not in fact be the victim in this story. They have a long history of

doing shady business, which makes them an easy target.

In fact, they have committed a number of illegal acts, the kind more fitting of a criminal organization than a legitimate tech company.

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