I would not want that young lady standing behind me with a Makarov.
"They are insidiously smart," Synder, who is now a senior adviser for Cambridge Global Advisors, told Hill.TV of the Chinese telecommunications giant.
"They are playing a long play here and they’re looking at all different angles," he added, noting that Huawei is building a 5G network across Russia and China. "I hope the administration doesn’t look at the short-sightedness of just saving profits and revenue."
Synder’s comments come just a day after Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross confirmed that the Trump administration is again delaying a penalty on Huawei until Nov. 19.
President Trump in May first directed the Commerce Department in May to place Huawei on its "Entity List." The move was seen as a death sentence for U.S. companies, who, under the guidance, are banned from doing business with the firm.