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China Using Huawei to Gain an Upper Hand Against the US in the Middle East: Experts

China Using Huawei to Gain an Upper Hand Against the US in the Middle East: Experts
People look at products at the Huawei stall at the International Consumer Electronics Expo in Beijing, on Aug. 2, 2019. Thomas Peter/Reuters
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The Chinese regime is using its 5G telecommunication company, Huawei, to make geopolitical gains in the Middle East over the United States, according to experts who call Huawei a part of communist China’s gameplan to build its “digital silk route.”

“Huawei, as a leading Chinese technology company, is naturally important for the Chinese government’s strategy. Then again, many Chinese technology companies are trying to be part of this digital Silk Road,” Yau Tsz Yan, a researcher at OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, told The Epoch Times via email.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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