This is only a badly camouflaged state handout to Ericsson, by removing two bothersome competitors. If the Swedish government had been serious about data security, they would have banned US-made equipment years ago.
Sweden is among countries/markets that China can afford to lose as its population is less than 1/100 that of China.
As a result, conclusion can be drawn that as a market, it is of no consequence.
A different conclusion would be that Sweden has a domestic company that can provide 5g networks (Ericsson), and a that a neighboring country also has one (Nokia, Finland), and that in this case there's no need to depend on China. There's also a history of Huawei/Chinese industrial espionage against Ericsson.
As countries ban Chinese equipment, they provide political cover for other countries to do the same.
But in Sweden's case, the ban looks self-serving since Sweden is a big producer of networking equipment.
Actually, it is a result of China being increasingly aggressive politically as well as an increase in malicious network traffic from China being picked up by the Swedish version of NSA. Before this change of behaviour, China was an excellent partner to Sweden, investing heavily in both national relations and industry.
This is only a badly camouflaged state handout to Ericsson, by removing two bothersome competitors. If the Swedish government had been serious about data security, they would have banned US-made equipment years ago.
The CCP is evil incarnate. Protect yourself or they'll destroy you.
Sweden is among countries/markets that China can afford to lose as its population is less than 1/100 that of China.
As a result, conclusion can be drawn that as a market, it is of no consequence.
A different conclusion would be that Sweden has a domestic company that can provide 5g networks (Ericsson), and a that a neighboring country also has one (Nokia, Finland), and that in this case there's no need to depend on China. There's also a history of Huawei/Chinese industrial espionage against Ericsson.
As countries ban Chinese equipment, they provide political cover for other countries to do the same.
But in Sweden's case, the ban looks self-serving since Sweden is a big producer of networking equipment.
Actually, it is a result of China being increasingly aggressive politically as well as an increase in malicious network traffic from China being picked up by the Swedish version of NSA. Before this change of behaviour, China was an excellent partner to Sweden, investing heavily in both national relations and industry.
I tried finding actual data from credible sources of Chinese companies using tech to spy on people. I cannot.
My google search gave me these as the top few hits:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
https://www.bloomberg.com/news... [bloomberg.com]
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/h... [cbsnews.com]
However, an oppressive government running a mercantile economy, these accusations ring true. THAT is a problem for the Chinese - NOT mine.
Yep. And, also, Chinese companies are not actually private [thediplomat.com], but are under the control of the Chinese Communist Party.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/22... [cnn.com]