Will we develop our own kit making capabilities?
In Huawei's case, the decision to remove its kit was made largely out of fears that Beijing can legally compel companies to share data with it, which could in theory include data collected from operations in other countries.
Other nations also legally require companies to share data collected in operations in foreign nations.
I was employed by a foreign country operating in the uk and received some shares, I have to fill out a form for the foreign finance company declaring I’m not of that nation and I have to declare my nin. There is a part on the form to explain if I’m withholding my foreign tax details & an option for ‘it’s illegal to declare my info to a foreign government” (words to that effect) which iirc applies to Australians.
Not hard to find examples of foreign companies gathering data in uk citizens and sending back to the home nation
https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/data-collection-eu-troubled-waters-us-companies-2022-02-25/#:~:text=U.S.%20and%20EU%20regulators%20had,a%20series%20of%20privacy%20principles.
While that example isn’t the foreign state requesting the information, once it’s on foreign shores their domestic laws may not require your permission for your data stored or processed there to be examined by that state.
Also some nations collaborate to share info and use their partners to sift through their own citizens data
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes#:~:text=In%20recent%20years%2C%20documents%20of,law%20of%20the%20respective%20nations.
https://www.fivecast.com/blog/intelligence-sharing-for-partner-nations/