Chinese tech giant Huawei rose to prominence because it received tens of billions from Beijing, thus allowing the firm to undercut competitors and gain market shares, said book author Jonathan Pelson. However, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) did not shell out the money for only pure business reasons. “The CCP was not helping Huawei so that [it] can succeed as a company,” Pelson said. “They were helping Huawei so that the CCP could succeed in its geopolitical efforts, to export its philosophies and its governance principles around the rest of the world.” Pelson made the remarks during an interview with EpochTV’s “China Insider” program on Feb. 21, to talk about his new book “Wireless Wars: China’s Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We’re Fighting Back.” In December 2019, The Wall Street Journal reported that Huawei was in a stronger position than its competitors because it had access to about $75 billion …