John Hemmings

John Hemmings is Director of the Asia Studies Centre at the Henry Jackson Society.

Articles

World

The Huawei deal puts Britain’s Five Eyes relationships at risk

With the NCS leak about Huawei’s inclusion in the UK’s 5G infrastructure on the front pages, the Five Eyes intelligence alliance has come under renewed scrutiny. Our role in the world’s largest and longest-lasting intelligence partnership has been one of our key assets, enabling us to punch above our weight in Washington and in corridors […]

World

China now appears ready to use execution as a weapon of diplomacy

The recent decision by a Chinese court to sentence Canadian Robert Schellenberg to death has led many international observers to claim that the decision is a political one, part of Beijing’s ongoing diplomatic pressure campaign against Canada over its detention of Meng Hanzhou, a senior Huawei executive and daughter of the company’s founder.  Schellenberg’s sentencing […]

Technology

Should the UK follow its allies’ lead and ban Huawei?

The news this week that the EU has provisionally agreed to screen foreign investments into its digital sector is an indication that worries about Chinese state-driven investment into the West’s digital infrastructures are growing. The fact that Germany is now thinking of following India, Australia, and the US in banning the Chinese electronics firm Huawei […]