The white paper, entitled , outlines that the vendor will support and adopt any internationally agreed standard or best practice for cyber security in its broadest sense.

"We will also support any research effort to improve cyber defences and continue to improve and adopt an open and transparent approach, enabling governments to review Huawei's security capabilities," wrote the author of the white paper, Huawei global security officer John Suffolk.

He added that all stakeholders -- including government and industry -- need to recognise that cyber security is a shared global problem requiring risk-based approaches, best practices and international cooperation to address the challenge.

"With the recent publication of threats such as and , the world has reached a decision point: Does it continue on its current path whereby any misguided actor, regardless of motive, can operate freely in an unregulated world and develop malware for any purpose?," Suffolk wrote.

According to Suffolk, if industry and government accepts this route, then people must "stop complaining" and accept the consequences of the cyber race to the bottom of the pit and the return of the "Wild West".