After last Saturday’s meeting between United States President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Mr Trump told a news conference that American companies could resume doing business with Chinese telecommunications equipment giant Huawei. That said, Assoc Prof Li Mingjiang from RSIS pointed out that there has been genuine concern among US policymakers and lawmakers on Huawei being a security threat as early as 2011, way before both presidents came to power. He said, “It is a time for China to face up to these challenges and think about its development model.”