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US warns Europe against using Huawei
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IANS | 12 Feb, 2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned European countries that using
technology from Chinese tech giant Huawei could hurt their relationship
with Washington.
Speaking in Hungary, the first stop in a
five-nation European tour, Pompeo said on Monday that the US has an
obligation to alert other governments to the risks of building networks
with equipment from the Chinese telecommunications giant, reports CNN.
"What's
imperative is that we share with them the things we know about the
risks that Huawei's presence in their networks presents," he said.
"Actual
risks to their own people, to the loss of privacy protections for their
own people, the risk that China will use this data in a way that is not
in the best interest of Hungary."
If countries use Huawei equipment, "it makes it more difficult for us to partner alongside them", Pompeo said.
Huawei
has been in bad light after the US Justice Department last month filed a
host of criminal charges, including bank fraud, obstruction of justice
and theft of technology, against the company and its detained Chief
Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou.
Huawei, one of the world's top smartphone makers, has repeatedly denied that its products pose a national security risk.
It also maintains that it is a privately owned company with no ties to the Chinese government.
While
Huawei is largely shut out of the US market, it does significant
business in Europe where it has some 40 per cent of the
telecommunications equipment market, CNN said.
But global mobile
carrier Vodafone said last month that it was suspending the deployment
of Huawei equipment in core networks in Europe, given the political
uncertainty surrounding the Chinese firm.
In the UK,
telecommunications operator BT said it would not buy Huawei equipment
for the core of its 5G network but would continue to use it for other
parts such as mobile base stations.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said last week that "there are big discussions about Huawei" in the country.
Outside
of Europe, Australia and New Zealand restricted the company last year
from providing equipment for 5G networks. Canada is considering similar
measures.
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