Huawei set for limited role in UK 5G networks
I think the Economist had a good take:
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.economist.com&#x2F;leaders&#x2F;2020&#x2F;01&#x2F;25&#x2F;huawei-is-a-cyber-security-risk" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.economist.com&#x2F;leaders&#x2F;2020&#x2F;01&#x2F;25&#x2F;huawei-is-a-cyb...</a><p>There is a real risk in using Huawei equipment, but the risk can be mitigated.<p>If the Chinese government tells Huawei to insert a backdoor, Huawei will certainly comply.  But state actors don&#x27;t necessarily need backdoors to exploit equipment.  They&#x27;re going to look for bugs, which they&#x27;re just as likely to find in competitor&#x27;s equipment as anything else.  So the real solution is not to exclude Huawei because they&#x27;re Chinese, but to make sure engineers fully understand the system from the hardware on up.  This means insisting on open source systems and then conducting thorough audits.