Britain knows it’s selling out its national security to Huawei

Re:Britain knows it’s selling out its national security to H... by OscarTheGrinch on Saturday February 01, 2020 @12:23PM (#22211676)

Yes, lack of manufacturing capacity in western nations is the root of the problem, not the particular technological fetish de jour. This is the chickens coming home to roost of chasing shareholder value maximisation rather than keeping some spare capacity in the system for a rainy day.

China is not the enemy, we should work with them to build a healthy middle class existence for all the world's citizens. Having one a country mono-culture doing the lions share of the advanced manufacturing is just asking for another dark age when that society suffers a catastrophe.

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Re:Britain knows it’s selling out its national security to H... by joejerryronnie on Saturday February 01, 2020 @12:34PM (#22211762)

I’d like to believe this vision of superpowers working together for the betterment of humanity. But I feel like the moment anyone gets a slight advantage they leverage that to squeeze everyone else - economically, technologically, fiscally, geopolitically, you name it.

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Re:Britain knows it’s selling out its national security to H... by pinkfoot on Saturday February 01, 2020 @01:34PM (#22212250)

As is having one country doing the lion’s share of advanced software. No?

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Re:Britain knows it’s selling out its national security to H... by SlowRobotAhead on Saturday February 01, 2020 @12:28PM (#22211721)

> Yes, lack of manufacturing capacity in western nations is the root of the problem

The reality here is this quickly leads to a discussion about regulations some people would be furious at the even the thought of re-examining.

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