Russian Memo Said War Leaves Moscow Too Reliant on Chinese Tech
- European officials comment on private Russian government paper
- Memo drafted last year suggests concerns over Huawei’s reach
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Senior Russian officials privately raised concerns some 10 months ago about the risks of becoming too dependent on Chinese technologies after sanctions by the US and the European Union shut off access to alternative suppliers.
A previously unreported assessment from inside Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media suggests that some senior officials are worried that Chinese companies such as Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. could come to dominate the Russian market and may pose a risk to the country’s information security and networks.