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Claws of the Red Dragon

According to Steve Bannon, the world is slowly falling under China’s grip – thanks to Huawei that has served as its eyes and ears. The former White House chief strategist has branded the Chinese Telecom giant as America’s greatest national security threat Ever.

In a new film that Bannon produced, he sounds the alarm over China’s rapid encroachment into the hi-tech industry and consequently having its prying eyes in every nook and cranny all around America and the world.

The film “Claws of the Red Dragon” chronicles the link between Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). For now, it is too premature to fact check the claims in the film as it is not slated for release until sometime in September.

Bannon stresses that the next war will be at the playing field of technology, outer space, and communications, and the game is far bigger than any nuclear arms race. He also noted that whoever takes the lead in 5G, that fifth-generation technology for cellular mobile communications probably wins the war.

“The backbone of the future of technology is 5G,” Bannon said in an interview with The Epoch Times’ program “American Thought Leaders.” “Right now, the path that Huawei’s taking, as a front for the PLA, is to basically take over the networks and the components throughout the world.”

Certainly, anecdotal evidence suggests over these past months, Huawei has indeed taken the lead in global 5G. Further, and to use Bannon’s argument, should we allow Huawei to control the communications infrastructure system of the West – China will then, alarmingly be able to control the West.

Why is this even possible? Quite simple really, because under communist China laws, companies have no option but to cooperate with Chinese authorities and grant access to data when asked. The Chinese state is intimately involved with almost every commercial organization. Some US legislators have already pronounced the fact that Huawei’s 5G equipment can be used by Beijing for espionage. Huawei's dominion and influence around the globe is both pervasive and unwarranted – with a presence in over 170 countries serving more than 3 billion people.

The 54-minute film will send waves of shock and controversy across different channels – from tabloids, newspapers, and social media. We suspect it was made to cause a lot of conversation and be absorbed in the daily consciousness of every Tom, Dick, and Harry as a conversation piece. Also, with Trump seeking a second term, it will prove an electoral advantage for him and his tirade of being tough on China. As for Steve Bannon, we are not fully aware what the motive and incentives are, but we do know that his views are also being currently echoed by Trump again after a brief fall out at the start of his administration.

What we do know is that Steve Bannon started the “America First” slogan and campaign; anything that succeeds it from his turf is but just rhetoric to discredit the other and put the US in the lead.

“Claws of the Red Dragon” may either be a thought-provoking film of fact, or an emotion enhancing flick of fiction. We shall watch with inquiring minds and searching eyes.

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