Advertisement
Germany resists US pressure for blanket Huawei ban
- An economy ministry strategy paper has recommended increasing scrutiny on the use of telecoms components from certain states
- A US House Foreign Affairs Committee member said Berlin was ‘jeopardising its own national security and that of Europe’s’ in its decision on Huawei
Reading Time:2 minutes
Why you can trust SCMP
17
Germany does not want to follow the United States in generally banning products made by Chinese telecoms equipment makers such as Huawei, but will continue making such decisions on a case-by-case basis, an economy ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
Berlin’s relationship with Beijing has come under close scrutiny since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which exposed the German economy’s reliance on Russia for energy and made officials wary of a similar dependence on China for trade.
Germany has come under particular pressure to take action on China’s telecoms gear makers after the US Federal Communications Commission last week banned approvals of new equipment from Huawei and ZTE because they pose “an unacceptable risk” to US national security.
Advertisement
A German economy ministry strategy paper seen by Reuters on Thursday detailed recommendations to increase the level of scrutiny on the use of components from certain states.
The paper mentions legislation introduced in Germany in 2020 that set high hurdles for makers of telecommunications equipment for next-generation networks, such as Huawei.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Select Voice
Choose your listening speed
Get through articles 2x faster
1.25x
250 WPM
Slow
Average
Fast
1.25x