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Huawei is secretly funding U.S. research despite being blacklisted, report says

Huawei, despite being on the U.S. Trade blacklist, has been revealed as the sole funder of a research competition with Optica Foundation, involving U.S. Universities.
The competition, launched in 2022, has granted funds to researchers worldwide, including those from top U.S. Universities like Harvard and USC, despite their restrictions against working with Huawei.
The Optica Foundation does not disclose Huawei as the funding source, maintaining confidentiality about the relationship, as revealed in a document reviewed by Bloomberg.

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