Huawei, ZTE Ban: China Urges Sweden to Reverse Decision to Avoid Harming Its Companies


Sweden should reverse its ban on Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE from a planned 5G spectrum auction to avoid a “negative impact” on its own companies, said China’s foreign ministry.

“China expresses strong dissatisfaction with Sweden,” said foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, speaking at a regular news briefing in Beijing on Wednesday.

The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) on Tuesday banned the use of products from Huawei and ZTE by companies taking part in the auction scheduled for next month.

“Sweden should uphold an objective and fair attitude, and correct its wrong decision, to avoid bringing a negative impact to China-Sweden economic and trade cooperation and the operations of Swedish enterprises in China,” said Zhao.

PTS said it had followed advice from the country’s armed forces and security service, which described China as “one of the biggest threats against Sweden”.

European governments have been tightening controls on Chinese companies building 5G networks following diplomatic pressure from Washington, which alleges Huawei equipment could be used by Beijing for spying.

Huawei has repeatedly denied being a national security risk.

© Thomson Reuters 2020


Are iPhone 12 mini, HomePod mini the Perfect Apple Devices for India? We discussed this on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or RSS, download the episode, or just hit the play button below.



Source link

Latest articles

Coronavirus: Assam has eased rules for travellers amid the coronavirus pandemicGuwahati: With the COVID-19 situation slowly coming under control, Assam Health Minister...

West Bengal To Implement New Price Structure For Liquor From Sunday

West Bengal has revised price structure of liquor brands to be sold through retail routeKolkata: The West Bengal government has revised the...

Adorable, Admirable, Says PM Narendra Modi On 4-Year-Old Esther Hnamte Singing Vande Mataram

Esther Hnamte's version of Vande Mataram has got over five lakh views on YouTubeNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised a...

Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Hints At Larger Solution Amid Mizoram Border Deadlock

Solving the border disputes is a top priority for the BJP, Himanta Biswa Sarma said.Guwahati: With the Mizoram government refusing to pull...
Read more
44.1k Followers
Follow

Related articles

Leave a reply

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here