One particularly eye-watering quote: Huawei also built Zambia’s national data center, which handles all government data and storage. Zeko Mbumwae, the center’s

One particularly eye-watering quote: Huawei also built Zambia’s national data center, which handles all government data and storage. Zeko Mbumwae, the center’s general manager, says officials have no concerns that the gear could be used for Chinese intelligence or data-gathering purposes. “Once someone’s built you a home, you change the locks,” he says. “That’s what we did.“