But the UK needs Chinese technology to keep pace with the 21st century. Photograph: Darryl Dyck/APIn the UK, however, Huawei has gone to great lengths to present itself as a paragon of corporate accountability. With 180,000 staff around the world (1,500 in the UK), Huawei produced revenues last year of more than $100bn. Under article 7 of China’s 2017 National Intelligence law, companies like Huawei are legally obliged to help the Chinese intelligence agencies upon request. A report issued by the centre’s oversight board last July raised serious concerns about the poor quality of Huawei’s security engineering.

Source: The Guardian February 03, 2019 07:52 UTC