China and Global 5G: Getting the Questions Right

New developments in the global debate about Huawei’s political reliability emerge daily. As this discussion continues, the UK, Germany, and Italy seem to welcome a limited Huawei role in their 5G infrastructures despite American warnings. The White House is rumored to be considering a ban on Chinese telecommunications equipment from America’s 5G buildout process. Unfortunately, pronouncements on Huawei and other Chinese technology firms are often as confusing as they are emphatic.

Is Washington concerned about Huawei as an espionage and cyber warfare threat, as a commercial challenge, or as a Chinese asset in the geostrategic competition between the U.S. and the PRC? Join the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States for a discussion that defines the terms and debunks some of the myths of this rapidly evolving issue.

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