Eric Geller

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"There's just a sense in most of those countries that they're gonna get spied on by the U.S. and China pretty much no matter what they do," Segal said. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 16, 2022

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African governments haven't seemed persuaded by these security arguments. Even after China allegedly hacked the African Union's Chinese-built HQ, the AU renewed tech deals with Chinese firms. For African govts, closing the digital divide seems to be the most important issue. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 16, 2022

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And because China heavily subsidizes Huawei telecom equipment, this gear has been popular with the few African countries that have started building 5G networks. Now, Segal said, "China has deep, extensive connections into [the] telecom infrastructure backbone in Africa." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 16, 2022