Western CA's and ISPs are just as "state encumbered" as Chinese ones. We just turn a blind eye, for some reason. It would be so easy for NSA/GCHQ to recruit or

Western CA's and ISPs are just as "state encumbered" as Chinese ones. We just turn a blind eye, for some reason. It would be so easy for NSA/GCHQ to recruit or place an "agent" inside of any Western CA or ISP they wanted. There is even evidence in recent years that this has been happening. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/21/symantec_fires_workers_over_rogue_certs/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/21/symantec_fires_worke... This was merely the most recent incident. Yes Symantec covered it up quite nicely and framed it as a test that went wrong (the Russian's used that excuse with Chernobyl) but there is no evidence those "rogue employees" were not acting for the state i.e. the USA. There was also the recent incident with Juniper networks and the state-sponsored backdoor that had been present in much of their network gear for a few years. See: http://www.wired.com/2015/12/researchers-solve-the-juniper-mystery-and-they-say-its-partially-the-nsas-fault/ http://www.wired.com/2015/12/researchers-solve-the-juniper-m... Still think the West CA's and ISPs are better than Chinese ones? The only question you need to ask yourself is: Which government would you rather have eyes on your data? One might surmise that if you have something to hide from Western eyes then use a Chinese provider. And if you have something to hide from Chinese eyes then use a Western provider. The balance of probabilities, I believe, backs this up.