The United States suddenly announced measures to "clean up the Internet" and explicitly named Huawei and BAT

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On August 5, Eastern Time, the U.S. State Department announced supplementary regulations to the U.S. “Clean Network” order signed by Secretary of State Pompeo.

This regulation also explicitly named Chinese companies such as Huawei, Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent.

More straightforward and targeted measures have been given in terms of apps, cloud, operations, etc.

They even said that untrusted apps would be deleted directly from the US app store.

5 major directions, naming HBAT

The order issued by Pompeo requires the US network to be "cleaned up". There are a total of five measures. The original translation is as follows:

Carriers: Ensure that untrusted Chinese carriers are not connected to U.S. telecommunications networks. Such companies pose a threat to U.S. national security and are therefore prohibited from providing international telecommunications services to and from the United States.

App Stores: Remove untrusted apps from U.S. mobile app stores. Apps from China threaten American privacy, spread viruses, and spread propaganda and disinformation.

Apps: Prevent untrusted Chinese smartphone manufacturers from preinstalling (or otherwise making available for download) trusted apps in their app stores. Huawei is a Chinese company that trades on the innovation and reputation of leading American and foreign companies. These companies should remove their apps from Huawei’s app stores.

Cloud: Prevent the most sensitive personal information of U.S. citizens and the intellectual property of companies (including COVID-19 vaccine research) from being stored or processed on cloud systems such as those of Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent.

Fiber Optic Cables: Ensuring that undersea cables around the world are not damaged.

Trump's Internet Cleanup

The Clean Network Initiative is a comprehensive measure taken by the Trump administration to protect the privacy of American citizens and the sensitive information of companies from intrusion.

These plans build on the 5G Initiative Pathway announced by the U.S. Government on April 29, 2020.

In the order signed by Pompeo yesterday, it was mentioned that there are currently more than 30 countries and regions in the world that are considered "Clean Countries" by the current US government. These "Clean Countries" and many large companies have promised the US government to use the so-called "Clean Network" approved by the United States.