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They don't need to it is a reasonable assumption that all Chinese companies are hand in glove with the Chinese military.
by programmer_dude 5y ago
They don't need to it is a reasonable assumption that all Chinese companies are hand in glove with the Chinese military.
- justicezyx 5y agoIf there was never evidence to anything, then it's reasonable to assume?
- programmer_dude 5y agoThe CCP/PLA can force any company operating within China to do its bidding. This is Chinese law. And this is common knowledge. Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrsOM8ww8ug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrsOM8ww8ug
- DiogenesKynikos 5y agoFirst, just saying that something is legally possible does not mean that that's what occurred. Second, this isn't something China-specific. The US Federal government also has enormous power to compel companies to cooperate in surveillance. Just recall when the US government ordered Lavabit to turn over its SSL keys, so that the government could intercept Snowden's emails.
- tablespoon 5y ago> If there was never evidence to anything, then it's reasonable to assume? In some cases, yes. For instance, I'm sure China wouldn't build its nuclear deterrent around some hypothetical US-made COTS "Nuclear Weapon Control System," even if there was zero evidence that system was compromised. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Ditto with Huawei. IMHO, if its decision-making wasn't so addled by wishful thinking and capitalism, the US would use far less Chinese technology for this reason.