Huawei has asked the US to carry out a formal investigation into any concerns it may have about the company, AFP reported. Huawei earlier accepted a decision by the US foreign investment committee and dropped its acquisition of parts of US company 3Leaf. The Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) had recommended Huawei withdraw from the acquisition due to security concerns about the Chinese company. "We sincerely hope that the United States government will carry out a formal investigation on any concerns it may have about Huawei," deputy chairman Ken Hu said in a 2,100-word letter posted on the company's website. In the letter, Hu said Huawei's business in the US has been impacted by "a number of misperceptions" over the past decade, and again rejected accusations it was closely connected to the Chinese military and backed by the government. Huawei has long rejected claims that it has ties to the Chinese military. Huawei says it is owned by its employees and that Ren, its chief executive, has less than a two percent stake in the company. Huawei only offers telecommunication equipment in line with civil standards, he added. However, in a letter to US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, a group of top lawmakers accused Huawei of having "ties with the People's Liberation Army, the Taliban, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard".
