Should we worry about Huawei?

Published: Feb. 21, 2019, 8:30 p.m.

The boss of Chinese telecoms giant, Huawei, says his company would never spy on behalf of the Chinese state. But some experts think it would be a mistake for Britain to involve the company in the development of the 5G network. What's the relationship between Huawei and the government in Beijing, is the company a reliable partner and what should Britain do?

David Aaronovitch is joined by:

Dr Linda Yueh, Economist at the University of Oxford and author of 'The Great Economists'. \nWanyuan Song, BBC Journalist\nJan-Peter Kleinhans, Project Director IoT-Security at Stiftung Neue Verantwortung\nProfessor Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, the School of Oriental and African Studies\nCharlie Parton, Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute\nEmily Taylor, Editor, Chatham House's Journal of Cyber Policy\nDr Tim Stevens, Lecturer in Global Security, King's College London