America’s latest salvo against Huawei is aimed at chipmaking in China
It may push the industry out of America, too
AMERICA HAS it in for Huawei—and not just because some of its politicians fear the Chinese giant’s networking gear lets spooks in Beijing eavesdrop on customers’ communications. The firm, a world leader in futuristic 5G telecoms, also symbolises China’s technological and economic ascent. President Donald Trump does not like it one bit. William Barr, his attorney-general, has warned that America risks “surrendering dominance” to China if it cannot “blunt Huawei’s drive” to 5G supremacy.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Immaculate misconceptions”
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