On: How Huawei controls its employees in Europe

[ginko]

>but still Huawei and other big players are not funded by the government

What makes you think that?

[oytis → ginko]

Uhm... Because China needs tech sector as money source, not a money sink maybe? So it is implausible they would spend money on a tech company. I'm not aware of any facts in favor of the contrary.

[ginko → oytis]

As far as I can tell the Chinese government primarily sees becoming the technological leader mainly as a strategic goal and not as money source. Not in the short term at least.

[xanax → ginko]

Yes. The influence they would have if the large parts of the world depended on them for internet and communications is insane.

[TeMPOraL → oytis]

Don't they already have a huge money source of being the world's factory?