Huawei’s Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean

00:00 Lyndi Tsering, introduction
03:17 Parsifal D’Sola Alvarado, presenter
26:26 Margaret Myers, Senior Advisor, Latin America, U.S. Institute of Peace
37:39 Shazeda Ahmed, Postdoctoral Researcher, UCLA
45:21 Parsifal D’Sola Alvarado on countries' approaches to Huawei
52:39 Q&A

Since its founding in Shenzhen, China, in 1987, Huawei has grown into one of the world’s major information and communications technology companies. But its ties to China’s government and military have been regarded by U.S. officials as a potential risk to national security. Latin American and Caribbean countries, however, have embraced the company for the economic and technological benefits it provides.

USIP’s new report “Huawei’s Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean: Views from the Region” explores some of the key reasons behind the company’s success in Latin America using original interviews with Huawei staff and industry specialists in the region.

Join USIP for a discussion with the report’s author and other experts that will look at the report’s findings and examine the stark contrast between Huawei’s standing in the United States and its neighbors to the south.

Speakers:

Parsifal D’Sola Alvarado, presenter
Founder and Executive Director, Fundación Andrés Bello

Henry Tugendhat, moderator
Economist, China, U.S. Institute of Peace

Shazeda Ahmed
Postdoctoral Researcher, UCLA

Margaret Myers
Senior Advisor, Latin America, U.S. Institute of Peace

Lyndi Tsering, introduction
Program Specialist, U.S. Institute of Peace

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