What follows is a continuation of the previous chapter.
Smart grid promoted by China and the risk of 'infrastructure terrorism.'
State Grid Corporation of China transmits power from China to the world, including Japan Huawei's smart grid. It plans to connect the network and telecommunication networks as a set. They are promoting the
State Grid Corporation of China, Korea Electric Power Corporation, and Russia's state-owned power transmission company, SoftBank, to build a vast international power grid around the world.
Mr. Son is a crucial figure in the 'Asia Super Grid Concept,' which aims to connect Japan and China through the power grid. It is responsible for connecting and bringing the flow of power under control.
It is Liu Zhenya, Chairman of State Grid Corporation of China, as the chairman of the international organization. Mr. Son is a crucial figure, and Mr. Son has been appointed Vice-Chairman. in the 'Asia Super Grid Concept,' which aims to Connect Japan and China through the power grid.
It is responsible for connecting and bringing the flow of power under control.
According to an interview with a significant Chinese telecoms operator about the details of this initiative, Huawei plans to install a Chinese-made smart grid in each home.
It would allow users to have free internet access and enable Japan to use clean energy generated in Mongolia so that they don't have to worry about a nuclear accident.
However, to save on electricity bills with a smart grid, heat and vibration sensors must detect where people are in a room and that AI (artificial intelligence) must remotely adjust the lights and air conditioners.
It means that if this is introduced, there is a risk that the Chinese government will be able to learn everything from the communications in the homes of Japanese citizens to what the residents are doing and where they are in their rooms.
As I mentioned in my new book, 'The Impact of the Quantum Computer,' published by Takarajimasha, SoftBank's investment in the SoftBank Vision Fund is causing huge losses. The company is trying to improve its image by supporting medical care for the leaders of local governments through social networking sites. The Asia Super Grid Concept is likely to be SoftBank's lifeline.
China has launched a new construction fund to invest in infrastructure as part of its new corona economic stimulus plan.
The centerpiece of this infrastructure investment is an investment in 5G communications base stations and a large-scale power grid with a 3.5 trillion yen budget. It is paired.
If it can get a power grid from China to Japan, talk to local power companies and administrative chiefs to find a fund to invest in China's infrastructure, Softbank will have its head on its shoulders.
To that end, Mr. Son has a fireball vision fund, but he is still working tirelessly on his medical They are probably trying to improve their image with support.
It reminds me of a case where the mayor of Osaka demanded that Toru Hashimoto be made an outside director of Kansai Electric Power Co. and threatened Kansai Electric Power Co. with a lawsuit if he refused.
Osaka is a smart city, to begin with, and should have a good relationship with Mr. Son. I wonder if the mayor of Osaka was thinking of having an electric power company cooperate in the Asia Super Grid Concept.
Unfortunately, the Japanese government has not taken any policy action to address the power infrastructure threats in the 'Asia Super Grid Concept.'
On May 1, President Trump signed a presidential order declaring a national emergency on the power grid that excludes some foreign products.
The purpose is to protect U.S. citizens from the risk of 'infrastructure terrorism,' in which homes are monitored, and power supplies are controlled by a smart grid controlled by a hostile foreign government.
I can only hope that the Japanese government will come up with a countermeasure before it is too late.
(Text: Moe Fukada, IT business analyst)
Moe Fukada
IT Business Analyst
Graduate of Waseda University, Department of Political Science and Economics. She worked in research as a junior analyst at After working at a foreign brokerage firm, and she now manages an IT company.
*The School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University attracts the most talented people at Waseda. Some of my middle and high school classmates graduated from this department and lived his life as bankers. Ms. Fukada is an honorary student of Waseda University, comparable to Mr. Ken Sakamura, who studied at Keio University.
