What the new 'tech cold war' means for the world | DW News

Germany has become the latest country to ban Chinese telecoms companies Huawei and ZTE from its 5G network - citing national security concerns. DW Business speaks with telecoms consultant John Strand and Paul Triolo, Partner for China and Technology Policy Lead at DGA Group about whether we are entering a new ‘cold war’ and what this could mean for the world.

Follow DW on social media:

#Germany #China #dwbusiness

[andrewareva]

On the day Microsoft and CrowdStrike cripples global flights, hospitals, e commerce, etc, Germany is still worried about China. 😂

[catinbootsnow]

Microsoft is now a much bigger risk for the world's security and business continuity.

[DineshTwanabasu]

Clean network means US has full control over. 😂😂😂

[Kiwiadventurerandoverlander]

Huawei already about to start rollout of 6G & 7G under development…. West still scratching their heads

[GraniteInTheFace]

DW typical as always. Microsoft messed up but Huawei is the focus.

[MacrosFTW]

Crowdstrike and Microsoft turn it off for you for free

[kinngrimm]

Anyone still remember Snowden and all the neat stuff about the US survialance apperatus he showed us? If i remember correctly at that time the US had backdoors due to hardware sold to us here in most of our systems. US network card suppliers had a huge drop in customers straight afterwards and that too played a role why 5G by the Chinese was welcomed.

If we truelly would want secure infrastructure, we would need in the very least to design the infrastructure ourselves and then have companies like TSMC build us for us, then control the endproduct and then install it. Not just the hardware though, but the software, too.

[BrandyHeng]

Countries using Windows OS affected worldwide except China.

[chilam]

CIA accidentally pressed the stop button today?

[zekeriya]

A lot of consumer devices modems, routers that Internet Service Providers installs at homes, businesses are Huawei / ZTE. Also, USA already use millions of these Huawei devices. By the way, Huawei, ZTE, Oppo and other Chinese companies had nearly %50 of all 5G patents.

[heskabeb]

Untill these days they still can’t find any so-called back door evidence in those equipments🙄

[mingyueliang]

The gentleman on the right was lying when he said the US didn't press Europbe and the UK to abandon Huawei equipments. Anyone who paid a little bit attention to this issue over the past few years definitely knows.

[fangtom]

So, using US companies’ tech is safer?

[sydca]

By the way, this John guy is from Denmark? I remember once Macron and Merkel's phones were both tapped by Denmark CIA at behest of US CIA.

[waynegore]

Dont use Huawei, use microsoft, it turn off your network today. LOL.

[WestCoasterCanada]

Perfect timing for this video. But today’s problem is Microsoft’s problem.

[dltn]

Yes 100% reliance in American companies like CloudStrike 😂
Europe is Doomed 😂
Europe is an American colony 😂

[happymelon]

After Boeing, Microsoft turn ? ?
Apple next ?

[talesofme]

One talks very aggressively and is very nervous, the other one is calm and explains everything in detail. By common sense, who would you trust?

[themiddlekingdom]

Does Huawei have a kill switch AND backdoor sypware ? I don't think so, but most of the Western hardware and software makers have the kill switches and backdoor spyware, SUCH AS ASML, APPLE, MICROSOFT, TESLA AND THE LIST GO ON.