The US obsession with Huawei can only be understood in light of its national security goals – it means to thwart China’s rise as a world power by means fair or foul.
Educators have a responsibility to train children to be conscientious users of technology, particularly social media, to protect them from overuse, false information, echo chambers and social division.
With the privilege of higher education comes responsibility: students should practise tolerance, and remember that how we disagree is a litmus test of a civilised society.