Huawei: A global force — high tech giant and suspected spy | DW Documentary

CA 1 DW is a German public broadcast service. Wikipedia Huawei: A global force — high tech giant and suspected spy | DW Documentary 1,217,528 views •Jan 3, 2021 12K 1.7K Share Save DW Documentary 2.53M subscribers Telecommunications giant Huawei is said to be one of the most powerful companies in China. But Huawei has been accused of systematic espionage, and some Western governments doubt whether the company is truly independent of the Chinese government. This documentary investigates concerns about Huawei and internet security. The company is a major player in the manufacture of smartphones, and enjoys a technological lead in the development of the super-fast 5G broadband network worldwide. But the US and some other Western countries suspect that Huawei works closely with the Chinese government on espionage and sabotage operations. Has Huawei becomne a pawn in the trade war between the US and China? The arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in Canada in 2018 -- at the request of US authorities -- marked the climax of the conflict between Huawei and Washington. Some European countries also have concerns about the company. Does Huawei really have close ties to the Chinese government? And what are the benefits and risks for those foreign clients who choose to work with this 5G giant? ------------------------------------------------------------------- DW Documentary gives you knowledge beyond the headlines. Watch top documentaries from German broadcasters and international production companies. Meet intriguing people, travel to distant lands, get a look behind the complexities of daily life and build a deeper understanding of current affairs and global events. Subscribe and explore the world around you with DW Documentary. Subscribe to: DW Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW39... DW Documental (Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/dwdocumental DW Documentary وثائقية دي دبليو: (Arabic): https://www.youtube.com/dwdocarabia For more visit: http://www.dw.com/en/tv/docfilm/s-3610 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwdocumentary/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dw.stories We kindly ask viewers to read and stick to the DW netiquette policy on our channel: https://p.dw.com/p/MF1G 5,953 Comments augustin tio Add a public comment... The K Man The K Man 3 weeks ago It's all about your "safety" until they define YOU as the enemy. 735 Akupara Akupara 2 days ago 18:44 When did Lukashenkos twin get US citizenship? 3 The One The One 2 days ago (edited) Am not even going to point the irony here, specially when the US accuses someone else of spyism 😄. 4 Elizabeth Mitchell Elizabeth Mitchell 1 week ago We criticize the surveillance state of China while simultaneously building out our own...🤦🏼‍♀️ 134 Franklin Franklin 1 day ago when we cant defeat Huawei, we ban it. we need a reason, lets say it is spying on users Apple, Samsung: Heavy sweating 7 pharaoh pharaoh 2 weeks ago Snowden showed us everyone will spy on you. Who tapped Angela Merkel's calls again? 291 AvariceUntied AvariceUntied 2 weeks ago 35:18 They unironically called it Skynet. 😂 139 Ahmed Baqir Ahmed Baqir 2 weeks ago Nice try google, Amazon, Twitter and facebook. We know you are the spies 67 Mackson MIGUEL Mackson Mackson MIGUEL Mackson 2 weeks ago The part where that guy acknowledges that every government does it the problem is if there are your allies or not. 22 Isamu Dyson Isamu Dyson 2 weeks ago (edited) US: The CCP is spying through Huawei devices. Also US: The Cisco backdoors were firmware bugs! 165 fren emy fren emy 3 weeks ago I remember when Apple sued Samsung. Of course the US court favored Apple 238 Colin Dennis Colin Dennis 1 week ago Why go in the back door when you've got the keys to the front. 61 XY SEE XY SEE 2 weeks ago When will there be a documentary about Julian Assange and Edward Snowden😆😏 164 Peter Kamiri Peter Kamiri 2 weeks ago they stopped spying on me though.. Coz the first thing I did with my new huawei was to search porn 65 Joe Blogs Joe Blogs 2 days ago I'd be more concerned about being spied by the Democrats, if I lived in the US. 8 Anuruddha Bajracharya Anuruddha Bajracharya 3 weeks ago What about those things of Mr Edward Snowden and Julian Assange. Democracy? Lol. 161 TruthSeeker717 TruthSeeker717 1 week ago funny how all the conspiracy theorists were complaining for years about no more privacy. China has sure implemented it quite heavily. 10 Anime Lover Anime Lover 5 days ago So we keep our hopes on US, Like Trump is any assurance. 6 ten ten ten ten 2 weeks ago I love how they just talk about Trump's bans, yet these bans started happening long before that. Australia was one of the first to ban, as they had leaked documents and experts warning of spying. Nothing to do with the handsets, but to do with a foreign government having control over your grid 12