There is no clear end-game for the 5G issue, as both Beijing and Washington posture for the “hearts and minds” – or telecoms networks – of states. What is obvious is that the 5G issue is no mere technical or security problem, but one that has vast implications for the U.S.-China modus vivendi from the economic and political perspectives.
After all, the stage is set for 5G to become a proxy battlefield for global technological, economic and (eventually) military supremacy – and one that peripheral countries must carefully manage to avoid becoming collateral damage in the great power rivalry that is heating up.
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