> Can someone explain what we get by assuming the Chinese are just so inept at technology (they aren't) that we give them the benefit of the doubt that this is

> Can someone explain what we get by assuming the Chinese are just so inept at technology (they aren't) that we give them the benefit of the doubt that this is a naive mistake here? Hardware manufacturers in general have a pretty poor reputation for security & software engineering, Chinese or otherwise. It’s not like Cisco has been vulnerability free.