Huawei crackdownBill Gates: Paranoia on China is a 'crazy approach' to innovation
Microsoft founder suggests 'objective test' of security claims against Huawei
Microsoft founder Bill Gates says an objective test should be used to determine whether companies such as Huawei pose a security risk. ©Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
MARRIAN ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer
November 8, 2019 04:39 JST
NEW YORK -- Microsoft founder Bill Gates decried the "paranoid" view fueling the current high-tech rivalry between the U.S. and China, telling an audience here Wednesday that trying to stop Beijing from developing innovative technologies is "beyond realistic."