China laying technological trap. Call it ‘Silicon Curtain.’

May 5, 2026

Anatoly Motkin/Washington Post: In the West, security risks associated with Chinese technology, including back doors, espionage and data exposure, have dominated policy debates. But a more insidious dimension has largely been overlooked. These telecommunications contracts with Chinese firms are, in practice, the first step toward making a country a technological satellite of Beijing. I call it the Silicon Curtain…