Mahathir’s Malaysia supports Huawei, but should be more worried about network control than spying: expert

Malaysia’s support of Huawei overlooks security concerns even larger than the international worries over spying risks related to the embattled Chinese telecommunications giant’s roll-out of its 5G network, observers say.“It’s not about data, it’s about control,” said European Centre for International Political Economy director Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, providing the example of a business.“If you run a factory and are bidding against a competitor who knows your prices, they can underbid you. That is…