Sacked: former UK defence secretary Gavin Williamson was dismissed following the alleged leak of sensitive government information.
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Politicians have been leaking secrets to journalists as long as newspapers have existed. But it’s getting more difficult thanks to surveillance technology.
Howard Yu, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Cutting Huawei out of the picture would limit Western access to new, state-of-the art technology.
Australia should neither blindly accept US fears about Huawei nor be naive about the technology company’s enmeshment in China’s strategic ambitions.
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Another case involving an even more egregious violation of international law by China against Canada languishes largely forgotten.
Huseyin Celil, a Canadian citizen, has been in jail since 2006.
Painting of Schubert performing by Julius Schmid (1897).
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Telecommunications company Huawei has used artificial intelligence to complete Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony. But the result fails to capture the spirit of Schubert’s original compositions.
Is the arrest of Yang Hengjun part of a series of retaliatory measures by the Chinese government?
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The unexplained detention of author and diplomat Yang Hengjun has raised more questions about the motives of a Chinese government under stress from within and without.
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, right, is escorted by a member of her private security detail while arriving at a parole office in Vancouver in December 2018.
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In the absence of trust, greater cultural understanding is a powerful diplomatic tool and one that Canada needs to wield expertly when dealing with China.
Intelligence officials in many countries are concerned the company could be helping the Chinese government spy on companies, military units and government agencies.
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s extradition to the US is being sought, and carries highly charged politics with it.
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As a resource-driven economy, Australia is not used to being at the pointy end of supply chains – and it feels as though we are managing risks and benefits of critical infrastructure on the fly.
Once it’s up and running, the main change for 5G users will be increased speed and reduced delay.
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5G is similar to existing mobile networks, but with key differences in hardware and software. And we still need to work out who will build this infrastructure in Australia.
Howard Yu, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Silicon Valley’s chip supplier de choix scored a massive own goal with smartphones. If it has got driverless cars wrong too, it could be goodnight Santa Clara.
Huawei Technologies Australia Chairman John Lord addressed the National Press Club in Canberra on June 27.
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The Huawei case shows there is a real trade-off between economic and security imperatives for Australia when it comes to working with Chinese tech companies.
Malcolm Turnbull’s speech to the Australia China Business Council’s networking day was superficial.
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Australia’s willingness to include Huawei and ZTE in its 5G mobile infrastructure should be based on a rational analysis of risks. We take a look at current and past court cases brought against them.
Mark Skilton, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Huawei’s growth is another indication of how Chinese companies are successfully moving away from their traditional strategy of producing cheaper products.