Beyond Today - Did Huawei just win a tech war?
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This week Huawei was given permission to build parts of the new 5G network in the UK. But, because Huawei is a Chinese company, there’s a lot of concern about it. What if China, which we know spies on its own people, uses Huawei to spy on us? The US has been urging us to reconsider, stressing that it needs to be sure that America’s allies have trusted information networks. Is it to do with the risk of espionage or is there something else going on?
We speak to Garrett Graff, a journalist and author who writes about national security for Wired Magazine. We also hear from Gordon Corera, the BBC’s Security Correspondent, about the company and whether it really poses a threat to our safety.
Presenter: Matthew Price
Producer: Katie Gunning
Mixed by Emma Crowe
Editor: Philly Beaumont
Published on Wednesday, 29th January 2020.
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