[guiambros]

Parent didn't say this was a backdoor; just that they "can be compelled" to add one, if requested by the Chinese government in the future.

Sadly this isn't a tin foil hat possibility.

[ncmncm]

Not unique to Chinese firms either. Sprint resisted blanket surveillance, for a while, and were finally coerced into line. Do you imagine hardware vendors are immune to the same pressure, in the US, Japan, and Europe?