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FOSS is certainly easier to audit, though there's still a risk of malicious contributors introducing backdoors or other exploits.
And just to be clear, there are groups within China who are relentlessly executing cyber-attacks against European and US assets. China's not the only source, but it's the biggest (at least based on what we're seeing at my workplace, which includes a high-volume website). And nothing happens in China for long without the CCP's approval. So, at least de facto, assume that's in line with Chinese government policy.
The best course of action is to never assume any third party is going to protect your data unless someone credible has independently confirmed it. Don't buy internet-connected devices unless there's a damned good reason for them to be connected, and even then, firewall the hell out of them and make sure there's no path from such a device to your sensitive data. If you have a home LAN for your various connected devices, keep that stuff logically (and ideally physically) separate from your personal data.