Huawei and Siemens
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of state espionage through technology companies comparing allegations about Huawei's 5G equipment and Siemens staff in WWII.
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of suspected state espionage through technology companies.
He compares investigations into spy activity in Britain by Siemens employees for Nazi Germany in the run up to World War II and the allegations about Huawei鈥檚 5G equipment containing 'back doors' that could be used by Chinese state intelligence.
Following the historical story from the National Portrait Gallery Archive, to the former tech corridor of the Great West Road and ending at the Churchill War Rooms Jonathan is joined by historian Rob Hutton, Chris Cook editor at Tortoise Media , Elisabeth Braw of the Royal United Services Institute, Chair of UK5G Ros Singleton and actor Greg Jones.
Producer Neil McCarthy
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- Tue 26 Nov 2019 09:0091热爆 Radio 4
- Tue 26 Nov 2019 21:3091热爆 Radio 4
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The Long View
History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events
