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irisblue

(34,369 posts) Thu May 16, 2019, 11:41 AM May 2019

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Can some computer literate person explain why Huawei is the problem for 5G?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212101706

Give me a starting point please.

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Can some computer literate person explain why Huawei is the problem for 5G? (Original Post) irisblue May 2019 OP

here is an article lapfog_1 May 2019 #1

Thanks, that helps alot irisblue May 2019 #3

What do you mean by "the problem"? PoliticAverse May 2019 #2

Thanks my googling was bringing up articles that the US & Canada were not having. Huawei, irisblue May 2019 #4

lapfog_1

(30,225 posts)

1. here is an article

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Thu May 16, 2019, 11:47 AM

May 2019

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/17/18264283/huawei-security-threat-experts-china-spying-5g

irisblue

(34,369 posts)

3. Thanks, that helps alot

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #1)

Thu May 16, 2019, 12:02 PM

May 2019

I keep hearing on BBC & NPR radio about that the US is moving against Huawei, but not tbe why, and this article with notation that the CEO was a short termer in the Chinese Army is more then I was finding.

Appreciate it.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. What do you mean by "the problem"?

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Thu May 16, 2019, 11:50 AM

May 2019

Huawei is looked on with disfavor because of their close relationship with the Chinese Communist leadership. Also the DOJ has indicted Huawei:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chinese-telecommunications-conglomerate-huawei-and-huawei-cfo-wanzhou-meng-charged-financial

irisblue

(34,369 posts)

4. Thanks my googling was bringing up articles that the US & Canada were not having. Huawei,

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #2)

Thu May 16, 2019, 12:03 PM

May 2019

But the 'why' was not as obvious under the bland articles I was seeing.

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