Huawei has often been accused of posing risks to national security, with U.S. officials worried it could enable Chinese espionage.
The firm has repeatedly denied accusations that it passes data to Beijing and insists it's independent from government.
The telecommunications giant has often been accused of posing risks to national security, with U.S. officials worried it could enable Chinese espionage. Washington has put significant pressure on allies to bar Huawei from accessing their next-generation 5G mobile networks. The U.K. is now reviewing a decision to allow the firm a restricted role in its 5G rollout.
Huawei has repeatedly denied accusations that it passes data to Beijing and insists it's independent from government. Vice President Victor Zhang told the BBC that Schmidt's suggestion Huawei was handing customer data to the Chinese authorities was "simply not true." Schmidt, who led Google from 2001 to 2011, is now chair of the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board. In his interview with the BBC, he said he had previously held "prejudices" about China, such as the belief that tech firms in the country are "very good at copying things." He added that these prejudices now "need to be thrown out."
"The Chinese are just as good, and maybe better, in key areas of research and innovation as the West," Schmidt told the U.K. state-backed broadcaster. He urged Western countries to keep pace with the world's second-largest economy by investing more in research funding, ensuring increased public-private sector collaboration and remaining open to international talent.
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