The USA and China are locked in battle on many fronts, and 5G is one of them. The trade and security wars will harm mobile vendors from both countries, but will not stop the new networks getting built. In that race, it seems China has the edge on its rival, having spent more $24bn more on 5G-ready infrastructure than the USA to date. But this is not just about deep pockets – it is about the approach to network ownership. In China, a relatively young market with plenty of growth is encouraging creative thinking about network sharing and co-investment in 5G by interested non-telecoms parties (as with the stakes taken in China Unicom by web and industrial corporations). Meanwhile, Verizon…