Huawei
BBC still taking money from sanctioned Huawei
Things are tough these days at the BBC: stars are leaving, budgets are tight and the licence fee future looking…
Revealed: Huawei’s Oxbridge millions
British universities have received twice as much funding from Huawei as previous estimates suggest, according to new figures obtained by The Spectator.…
The China challenge has no precedent
The US has never been more worried by the rise of China than it is today. In my Times column…
War machines
Who can take on China in the tech arms race?
What Covid revealed
The most significant and lasting change brought about by Covid is that it has woken the West up to the…
A bid battle for BT won’t bring better broadband
A takeover battle for BT would bring much-needed excitement to the City — as well as a major political row.…
The influence game
Why do we still struggle to see Xi’s China as a threat?
Has France been naive in its handling of Huawei?
The controversy over the UK’s use of Huawei equipment in its 5G network has not abated, despite the government’s announcement…
Portrait of the Week
Home A coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford, tested on 1,077 people, was found to induce antibodies and…
The ruthlessness of Huawei
Huawei’s 5G path is blocked. In a few months’ time, Huawei may no longer see the point of paying six-figure…
The Spectator’s Notes
‘Just rejoice’, as Mrs Thatcher once said about something else. The government’s decision to debug our national security by getting…
Banning Huawei is right, but late – and bad for productivity
This column has been banging on about the peculiar nature of Huawei, the Chinese telecoms giant, ever since its expanded…
Portrait of the Week
Home New regulations would compel people to wear a face covering in shops in England from 24 July on pain…
It’s not all good news on Huawei
As with any mobile phone deal, the devil is in the small print – and that perhaps is the case…
No one loves a despot
Displaying the pristine neutrality that has made her such a popular figure, Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis apparently tweeted the following last…
The Spectator’s Notes
Why is it wrong, some ask, for senior British businessmen, former civil servants etc to work for Huawei UK? After…
Seoul survivors
What’s behind South Korea’s Covid success?
Quarantine will block more holidays abroad than foreign virus-carriers
All logic suggests that the 14-day quarantine for arrivals from abroad really is, as Michael O’Leary of Ryanair put it,…
Out of the dragon’s den
Boris Johnson’s plan to reduce Britain’s dependence on China
The UK is preparing for a major Huawei U-turn
The UK has made a strategic choice to get ‘off the trajectory of ever-increasing dependence’ on China, I revealin the…
The Spectator’s Notes
Last month, writing elsewhere, I quoted the website of the China Centre at Jesus College, Cambridge: ‘Under the leadership of…
‘We need to change course’
The shift in Tory thinking on China
The Spectator’s notes
Mathias Döpfner is that still rare thing — an outspoken German. I have known him slightly for many years and…
The coronavirus catalyst
‘The normal grease of politics is not there,’ bemoans one sociable cabinet minister. Certainly, the whispered conversations in corridors that…
Viral contagion
The uncontainable spread of fake coronavirus news
