things like this are less obvious links in the demise of the empire;

There has been yet another Huawei complication ahead of Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison's meeting in Auckland today - where topics are expected to include the Chinese telco giant's participation, or otherwise, in 5G mobile network upgrades.

Germany now looks poised to follow the UK in clearing Huawei.

Dow Jones reports that a recent probe by Germany's cybersecurity agency with help from the US and other allies failed to show that the Chinese company could use its equipment to clandestinely syphon off data, according to senior agency and other government officials.

An official at the Federal Office for Information Security, known as BSI (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik), and two cybersecurity experts at the interior and foreign ministries said the probe in Germany and others among allies hadn't uncovered any indication of wrongdoing by Huawei, Dow Jones says.

On Monday, the FT broke the news that UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) assessment of Huawei, while still officially underway, will conclude that security concerns can be mitigated.

Two days later, NCSC boss Ciaran Martin gave a speech in Brussels in which he seemed to be preparing the ground for Huawei clearance..........https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12206195