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Stupid question, but aren't essentially all routers made in China? Maybe not neccessarily by natively Chinese companies, but for sure in Chinese factories owned

Stupid question, but aren't essentially all routers made in China? Maybe not neccessarily by natively Chinese companies, but for sure in Chinese factories owned 51% by Chinese citizens? Or are there recommendable domestic options? What's the difference security-wise between a Huawei device and, say, a Motorola device made in China? I've used a Huawei LTE router from a German telco before and thought it was a pretty solid product, but given the recent headlines I find it hard to judge what's a legitimite concern and what's just "red scare".

tracker1 8y ago
It's hard to tell... China's government has definitely been involved in cyber-attacks to further business interests throughout the world. They've developed better soft skills and fostered a lot of relationships to that end. Some of these actions are entirely natural, others completely unscrupulous. It really depends and it's hard to be objective. In the end, I think it's been very ill advised for the U.S. Govt to allow so much of its' essential communications and other technical infrastructure to be delivered by foreign entities given domestic capability. I think we're only now starting to realize how much risk has been levied and how dangerous this has really been. Not just to domestic businesses, but to our own security. The advice to Canada isn't necessarily bad, however I'm not sure that I would trust U.S. entities any further given the amount of cyber-warfare coming from all sides, and spying all around. Larger countries should definitely work to at least form their own assembly plants for most goods if they're able to support that. It can at least minimize a lot of the risks.