US Vice-President Mike Pence praises Poland for ‘protecting telecoms sector from China’ by arresting Huawei executive
- US vice-president says the arrest of a Huawei executive suspected of spying shows Poland’s ‘commitment’ to secure telecommunications
- Pence also offered a full-throated defence of the Nato alliance, as US Secretary of State warned of Russia’s ‘grand designs’
The United States welcomes Poland’s commitment to “protecting the telecoms sector from China”, US Vice-President Mike Pence said in Warsaw on Wednesday.
In January, Poland arrested a Chinese employee of Chinese tech giant Huawei and a former Polish security official on spying allegations.
“The recent action your government has taken against a Huawei executive and a Polish national accused of cooperating with him demonstrate your government’s commitment to ensure our telecommunications sector is not compromised in a way that threatens our national security,” Pence told a press conference.
“We must continue to work so that all investment review mechanisms protect critical security and economic infrastructure going forward,” he said.
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Pence was speaking during a joint press conference with Poland’s President Andrzej Duda.
He offered a full-throated defence of the Nato alliance, while US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo warned about Russia’s “grand designs” on Europe. Trump administration officials have been travelling across Europe ahead of a key security conference.