Thanks to its cutting-edge 5G technology, China has the opportunity to open cracks in the security architecture of the Western camp – the United States and its European allies, but also the Indo-Pacific countries that, in one way or another, are part of America’s global military system. Amid espionage worries, US leaders have repeatedly warned that Huawei’s 5G equipment for next-generation communications networks presents a security threat, given the Chinese telecoms giant’s links with China’s government and the People’s Liberation Army.
