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Can the Jonas Brothers quell Huawei spying concerns?

Chinese tech company Huawei is teaming up with pop group Jonas Brothers to boost its image in America. Huawei wants to be known in the U.S. for its new smartphones, but so far, it's mostly famous in Congress.

Big companies sponsor concert tours of big artists all the time, but here’s a strange marriage: pop group Jonas Brothers and Chinese tech company Huawei.

Huawei wants to be known in America for its new smartphones, but so far, it’s mostly famous in Congress. Lawmakers worry Huawei could be part of a vast Chinese spying conspiracy.

Molly Wood, executive editor at CNET, joins Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson to discuss.

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