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Personally I think "the devil you know" mentality is better when considering that any Telecom tech could be compromised. Yeah everybody is probably spying, so you should get your gear from your strongest allies. Would you rather have a friend or an enemy spying on you? That appears to be the only options now that technology has thoroughly penetrated every day life. Another point not mentioned enough is that societies…
> Would you rather have a friend or an enemy spying on you? A better decision rationale would be; which of the two is more likely to use their spy-data against you? And the answer to that is without doubt; your own local spy agency, not the one operating in another country.
My answer is the group that definitely has historical and real reasons to dislike you. China doesn't like the west. Never has never will.