Chinese companies pose a variety of threats including ransomware and data breaches apart from hacking and penetrating into important utilities' communication infrastructure.
British lawmaker Lord David Alton has urged the broadcaster to rethink its commercial decision, after an investigation by Deadline revealed that BBC StoryWorks is producing ads for at least 18 Chinese clients, including nine state-affiliated bodies.
Rajya Sabha MP and senior Advocate of Supreme Court Mahesh Jethmalani has alleged that BBC received money from Huawei to fund its overseas journalism endeavours, stirring a major controversy.
BBC is still taking Huawei's money to fund its overseas journalism. A current employee, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Steerpike that they were 'shocked' that the BBC was still taking money from a company with such close ties to the Chinese state 'when it was us (the Corporation) w
At a press briefing on December 29, 2022 Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu stated, "Our defending the rights of the Turkic Uyghurs in the international arena disturbs China. But this is a humanitarian issue".
He made these remarks on Tuesday as a bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced a bill titled "NETWORKS Act" to sanction China's Huawei Technologies and Chinese 5G companies.
The three-day visit of Chinese leader Xi to Saudi Arabia and his talks with important Gulf Cooperation Council leaders, as well as the signing of dozens of agreements with Riyadh, show that Beijing is trying to increase its influence in the region.
In a statement, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday said it had adopted the final rules that bar the sale or import of equipment made by Chinese firms Dahua Technology, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology and Hytera Communications.
Chinese Technology companies such as Huawei, ZTE Corps and Hikvision have been heavily criticized by human rights groups for providing surveillance technology not only for authoritarian regimes but also for espionage activities at the behest of the Chinese Communist Party.