Whereas devices made in the west are, of course, entirely trustworthy[0][1].
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/12/glenn-greenwal...
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/national-...
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/12/glenn-greenwal...
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/national-...
With the kind of infrastructure that holds Chinese technology in the west, they could shut down entire power grids, bring roads to a stand still, shut down entire countries worth of networking, cellular networks and worse. This is leaving out the surveillance and data collection potential as it's not the topic at hand.
To be clear, my issue isn't with China specifically, but as a westerner, they're not a friendly nation (to mine).
The same of course applies the other way around, and I can imagine a scenario of other citizens sitting in their respective nation having this same conversation about western technology.
China seems very much like a more straightforward and predictable trading partner.
Whether or not that's likely is another story, but it's possibly a non-zero chance and handing over control of critical infrastructure should be a concern.