美國國會(huì)又將矛頭指向谷歌與華為的關(guān)系

Members of Congress have begun scrutinizing Google’s relationship with China’s Huawei Technologies Co.—roping another Silicon Valley giant into Washington’s escalating digital cold war with Beijing.

美國國會(huì)議員開始審視谷歌與中國華為技術(shù)有限公司(Huawei Technologies Co.)的合作關(guān)系，意味著又一家硅谷巨頭卷入了不斷升級(jí)的美中數(shù)字冷戰(zhàn)。

A group of influential lawmakers have taken aim at one facet of Google’s operating-system partnership with Huawei. A recent deal between the two was designed to upgrade capabilities on smartphones—like those made by Huawei—that run Google’s Android OS.

一群頗有影響力的美國議員將目標(biāo)對(duì)準(zhǔn)了谷歌與華為操作系統(tǒng)合作關(guān)系的一個(gè)方面。這兩家公司最近達(dá)成一項(xiàng)協(xié)議，旨在升級(jí)運(yùn)行谷歌Android操作系統(tǒng)的智能手機(jī)的功能，譬如華為手機(jī)。

The new attention comes after members of Congress questioned Facebook Inc. about its data partnerships with Huawei and three other Chinese electronics makers. Facebook said it would wind down the Huawei deal by week’s end, and it says no user data was stored on Huawei’s servers.

美國議員此前曾質(zhì)疑Facebook Inc. (FB)與華為和其他三家中國電子產(chǎn)品制造商的數(shù)據(jù)協(xié)議。Facebook表示將在本周結(jié)束與華為的協(xié)議，并表示沒有將用戶數(shù)據(jù)存儲(chǔ)在華為服務(wù)器上。

Some members of Congress also plan to voice displeasure over Google’s continued partnership with Huawei in light of its more recent decision not to renew a Defense Department contract.

一些議員還準(zhǔn)備對(duì)谷歌與華為的持續(xù)合作表達(dá)不滿，特別是在近期谷歌決定不再續(xù)簽與美國國防部訂立的合同之后。

“We look forward to answering these questions,” a Google spokesman said Thursday. “Like many U.S. companies, we have agreements with dozens of [manufacturers] around the world, including Huawei. We do not provide special access to Google user data as part of these agreements, and our agreements include privacy and security protections for user data.”

一位谷歌發(fā)言人周四表示，“我們期待對(duì)這些問題作出回答;與許多美國公司一樣，我們與全球數(shù)十家(制造商)簽訂了協(xié)議，其中也包括華為。我們?cè)谶@些協(xié)議中不提供獲取谷歌用戶數(shù)據(jù)的特殊權(quán)限，作為這些協(xié)議的一部分，我們的協(xié)議包含涉及用戶數(shù)據(jù)隱私和安全保護(hù)的條款。”

A spokesperson for Huawei wasn’t immediately available to comment.

華為發(fā)言人未立即就此事置評(píng)。

The group of lawmakers involved includes some of the biggest public critics of Huawei. Sens. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) and Rep. Mike Conaway (R., Texas), introduced separate bills in the Senate and House aimed at tightening up restrictions on Huawei’s telecommunications-equipment sales in the U.S. Those bills have gained bipartisan support in both chambers.

這些議員中包括對(duì)華為最嚴(yán)厲的一些公開批評(píng)者。阿肯色州共和黨參議員Tom Gotton與得州共和黨眾議員Mike Conaway曾分別在參議院和眾議院提出議案，要求收緊對(duì)華為在美國銷售電信設(shè)備的限制。他們的議案已在參眾兩院獲得兩黨支持。