Cybersecurity
Huawei Fight Sees EU Hit by Crossfire in Tech War's Key Battle
- Chinese official slaps down Pence’s claims about hacking risk
- U.S. is threatening action against nations that use Huawei
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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The global tech war over Huawei Technologies Co. saw the European Union come under pressure from both the U.S. and China on Saturday as they fought over whether the company’s equipment should be banned from future 5G networks.
"Chinese law requires them to provide Beijing’s vast security apparatus with access to any data that touches their networks or equipment," U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said at the annual gathering of senior security officials in Munich. "The United States is calling on all our security partners to be vigilant and to reject any enterprise that would compromise the integrity of our communications technology or national security systems."