China denounces US’ Mike Pompeo for ‘rumours’ about Huawei links to Beijing
- Washington has never produced clear evidence, Chinese Foreign Ministry says
- US Secretary of State said telecoms maker was lying about ties to Chinese government
China on Friday denounced US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for fabricating rumours after he said the chief executive of China’s Huawei Technologies was lying about his company’s ties to the Beijing government.
Huawei has repeatedly denied it is controlled by the Chinese government, military or intelligence services.
Pompeo, speaking on Thursday, also dismissed Huawei chief exexcutive Ren Zhengfei’s assertions that his company would never share user secrets, and said he believed more American companies would cut ties with the tech giant.
“Recently, some US politicians have continually fabricated rumours about Huawei but have never produced the clear evidence that countries have requested,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said, when asked about Pompeo’s remarks.