Is it safe to use phones made in China?

摘要

Lithuania taking on China doesn't feel like a fair fight. Its population is a mere 2.7 million; China's is $1.4 billion. Its GDP of 54.6 billion is dwarfed by China's $14.3 trillion. And yet the small Baltic state has provoked Chinese anger by claiming that phones made in the country can censor messages and leave personal data at risk of being intercepted. Last month Lithuania's Defence Ministry pointed the finger at two leading Chinese manufacturers: Huawei and Xiaomi. After examining the former's P40 phone (pictured), officials said Huawei's app store, called AppGallery, directs users to third-party stores where some of the apps contain malware.