Sorry, we mixed up which hardware, in which questions. My question immediately above had to do with routers, etc. that the administration has also put attention onto.
OK, we crossed wires, no problem. However, for the reasons I mentioned above, compromised routers are still a very bad thing. At the very least, it's a beachhead from which to launch further attacks inside a data center or business. At the worst, they can use SSL strip to strip encryption off of any website/end-user who hasn't locked down HTTPS only. Plus, there are still many protocols in common use that are not encrypted by default.
Edit: Would you agree to let me (or anyone) hook up a compromised router inside your home network?
The bigger question is "how do you know your router isn't compromised already"
Chances are, the US government is pushing for china-free networks to ensure it has a monopoly on hacking American systems.
If we as a whole drop the assumption that the network is safe, we can build things where I would trust you to hook up a compromised router to my home network.
