china, huawei, huawei’s global 5g push, security risks

Ex-Google CEO Slams Huawei for Sending Data to Chinese Government

Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, accused the Chinese company Huawei of being a national risk due to its practice of routing network information to Beijing. Though Schmidt isn’t sure how exactly the process is carried out, he is confident that it indeed does happen and that the company is a major security risk ...

Jack Roberts

Eric Schmidt.

Germany: Raids on People Suspected of Being Chinese Spies

Germany recently raided the homes and offices of three individuals who are suspected of being Chinese spies. No one has been arrested as of yet, although two of the suspects passed on information to China while the third did not actually pass on anything. Chinese spies? “One of the three suspects was a German national ...

Jack Roberts

In the Huawei Battle, China Threatens to Hit Germany ‘Where It Hurts’

When Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and Premier Li Keqiang of China met in July 2018, both parties were optimistic. With a new joint venture on the horizon, business looked rosy for both countries. After an idyllic ride together in a driverless Volkswagen van, Ms. Merkel exclaimed: “There is nothing like seeing in practice what’s ...

Max Lu

Premier Li Keqiang and Chancellor Angela Merkel.

China Is a Huge Threat to Personal Information Security According to Trump Security Advisor

Robert O’Brien, the new national security advisor to President Donald Trump, warned that U.S. allies who are thinking of allowing Huawei to build their 5G networks risk an information security doomsday. Such a situation would allow the Chinese government to have backdoor access to their citizen’s private data. Accessing private information “Every medical record, every ...

Max Lu

Huawei 5G.

Germany Will Not Specifically Exclude Huawei

The German government will not introduce explicit regulations to exclude Huawei, the Chinese state-and-military-linked telecommunications company, from building Germany’s 5G cellular network infrastructure, according to draft documents and spokespersons.  On October 15, the German Bundesnetzagentur, or Federal Network Agency, produced a draft of regulations stating that while companies would have to prove, in the words ...

Jack Roberts

A Huewei center.