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5G with Huawei? A question of trust

For years, several federal ministries have been arguing about the content of the expanded IT security law. The bone of contention is the Chinese network supplier Huawei, which is currently facing espionage allegations from Holland. Now the coalition factions have changed the government’s draft. But experts have doubts about the effectiveness of the law.

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Marcel Grzanna
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The planned expansion of the IT Security Act is a good example of how much the political and economic rise of the People’s Republic of China is already preoccupying German politics these days. The legislative process has already been dragging on for more than two years. One good reason for the stalemate is the issue of Huawei. The Chinese network supplier is considered to be technically highly experienced and comparatively cheap to buy on the global market. But is it also trustworthy?

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