Khanna, Moolenaar Call For Action Against Futurewei in Letter to Administration Officials

WASHINGTON – Today, Select Committee on China Ranking Member Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr urging them to take action against Futurewei Technologies, Inc. The company, which presents itself as an American company, is in fact controlled by Huawei, a Chinese military company repeatedly sanctioned for undermining U.S. national security.

“Huawei exercises financial control and ownership over Futurewei. Futurewei states that it …'obtains its operating revenue and funding from Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and Huawei Device Co., Ltd. to perform mainly contract research and development (‘R&D’) services.' It further reports that it is '100% owned by Huawei Technologies Coöperatief U.A., which in turn is 100% owned by Huawei,'” the lawmakers state in the letter.

“Second, Huawei directs Futurewei’s operations. Futurewei states that it 'is the U.S. R&D subsidiary of Huawei' and exists to 'provide R&D services to Huawei' across 'fundamental research, open-source development, ecosystem development, [and] industry and standards development.'… Futurewei concedes that its sole shareholder may 'influence or exercise control' through board appointments and confirms that its directors 'were appointed by Futurewei’s sole shareholder, Huawei Coöperatief,” they continue.

“Taken together, these facts alone confirm the core national security concern that prompted the Select Committee’s inquiry: Futurewei functions as Huawei’s U.S. arm in both purpose and practice …. Accordingly, we urge the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Communications Commission to take immediate action to ensure that Futurewei is presumptively subject to the below restrictions currently applied to Huawei. These authorities—including export controls, military company designations, financial and securities-related restrictions, and covered communications equipment prohibitions—may be appropriate to prevent Huawei from maintaining a U.S.-based proxy,” they conclude.

The facts in today’s letter were provided by Futurewei in response to a bipartisan investigation the Select Committee launched in September 2025.

Read the full letter sent today here.