This week, Biden will be officially sworn in.
On the tech front alone, there are many unanswered questions in Trump’s America, including antitrust investigations, net neutrality, rural broadband and online privacy, all of which will be handled by Biden.
Not long ago, the “New York Stock Exchange stopped delisting China’s three major operators” had a second reversal. The NYSE’s decision on China’s three major operators was like a child’s play. In this context, issues related to the future attitude of the United States towards China’s telecommunications industry and 5G construction have been brought up again.
On January 15, 2021, local time, foreign media VentureBeat reporter Jeremy Horwitz published an article entitled The Biden administration must re-evaluate Chinese 5G data security. The current government has expressed its own views on how to treat Chinese technology companies – through this article, the position of the US technology circle (at least the position of some people, whose views may also be linked to political positions) can be seen.
Leifeng.com compiled it without changing the original meaning of the content:
The Biden administration faces quite a few challenges as it takes power this week – the pandemic, a fragile domestic economy, damaged federal agencies, civil rights and nationwide riots are undoubtedly the top five, and “US attitude towards Chinese tech companies” Also worthy of immediate attention.
The reason is that, regardless of where it ranks in the top 10, it creates confusion for the rollout of 5G communications networks around the world and will further damage the credibility of U.S. foreign policy or international data security over the next decade.
Shortly after Huawei and ZTE announced plans to sell 5G products in the U.S., the Trump administration, arguing that they threatened national security, issued a ban that largely restricted both companies.
U.S. officials say the companies selling 5G network hardware could pose a huge risk to the country’s voice and data security.
Given the Trump administration’s frequent disregard for the truth (not to mention Trump’s personal animosity toward China and poor perceptions of technology), the question of whether Chinese companies really pose a threat is a question for technology policymakers and those they serve all are critical.
It’s worth emphasizing that concerns about Huawei and ZTE were raised by members of the Congressional Intelligence Committee before the Trump administration, but they were on the back burner until the two companies began supplying 5G network hardware to the U.S. and its allies .
Before being blocked by the US (and some allies), Huawei and ZTE offered to build global 5G networks at prices unmatched by rivals Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung, arguably Chinese-made hardware would Underpins everything—from rural America’s 5G networks to the networks that private and military communications rely on.
From an economic and social justice standpoint, it is important to understand whether the allegations against these companies are fair.
On the one hand, although multiple countries have questioned and reviewed Huawei’s cybersecurity protocols, none of them have made it clear that Huawei equipment is actually being used by the Chinese government.
As recently as January 14, the Trump administration unexpectedly labelled another Chinese phone maker, Xiaomi, as a “Chinese military-related company” and blacklisted it — unless Biden intervenes, which The list will be effective in November 2021.
In this regard, Reuters pointed out:
The expanding blacklist is a major sign of Trump’s consolidation of his tough-on-China legacy as his term draws to a close, and appears to be a way to thwart Biden with multiple diplomatic challenges.
Like Huawei, Xiaomi has denied the allegations.
On the other hand, there are many reasons to be concerned about the threat of data surveillance from China and the potential role of Huawei in enabling it.
China is not only rolling out 5G networks domestically in stages, but also coordinating radio frequency allocation, city coverage, operator charges, etc., but also providing funds to push hardware makers to aggressively compete for overseas business.
While Huawei denies contributing to “China’s threat of data surveillance abroad,” and public evidence suggests that its data security failures were due to negligence rather than proactive data exposure for alleged surveillance, U.S. intelligence officials are likely convinced that Huawei A “network backdoor” has been created, and the door has been opened.
Xiaomi, on the other hand, produces many Electronic devices such as phones, TVs, and watches, and the chips that drive the products come from foreign companies (including Qualcomm). From a data security standpoint, Xiaomi’s risk primarily comes from the person who buys the phone or Wi-Fi router, the “endpoint”.
At first glance, the inclusion of Xiaomi on the list looks like another example of Trump painting with a very broad brushstroke.
Taking the past four years as a lesson, despite the many pressing issues facing a Biden administration, it cannot continue, revise, or discard a range of U.S. data on China without carefully weighing all the evidence at hand and the implications of the relevant choices. Security Policy.
The security of global and domestic communications is at stake, which could free or afflict billions of people around the world for many years to come.
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