18 Xi ordered the CCP to focus on gaining the "power to control the internet" in a 2017 speech, leaked docs show. He described the US as a "rival force" & ordered the party to make "preparations for fighting a hard war” with US in its bid to control the web (twitter.com) posted 3 years ago by xolotltlaloc 3 years ago by xolotltlaloc +18 / -0 3 comments share 3 comments share save hide report block hide replies
ultimate source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinese-leader-xi-jinping-lays-out-plan-to-control-the-global-internet-leaked-documents_3791944.html
Hence the Resistance to allowing Huawei equipment to form the 5G/Internet backbones.