The island was the first to realize the risks of 5G from China: Christensen
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/07/05
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
AIT Director Brent Christensen speaking in Taipei Friday (July 5). (By Central News Agency)
Speaking at the Taiwan Internet Governance Forum, the United States chief representative pointed out how Taiwan realized five years ago how basic telecom equipment from China harbored potential security risks, the Central News Agency reported.
With 5G playing a vital role in the development of Artificial Intelligence and self-driving cars, the U.S. and its allies were worried that if it controlled the basic technology, China could extract key data and even provoke paralysis on the Internet, Christensen said.
Taiwan was the first to understand the nature of the threat, banning the use of basic telecom equipment from China in a move which deserved to be imitated in the present, the AIT director added. [FULL STORY]
