Berkeley Bars New Ties With Huawei

The University of California, Berkeley, has notified researchers that the institution will not start new research collaborations with Huawei, the Chinese company that is facing a series of criminal charges in the U.S. "Huawei was charged with theft of trade secrets, conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice. These are serious allegations and warrant a serious response," said a letter to faculty members from Randy Howard Katz, vice chancellor for research. Multiyear research collaborations already started may continue.