Cybersecurity
EU Assessing Security Risks to 5G That Could Include Huawei
- Member states contributing to risk assessment report by Oct. 1
- Concerns stem from China’s law on cooperation in intelligence
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The European Union said it may deem certain 5G suppliers a security risk, noting that Chinese law requires domestic companies to collaborate with intelligence agencies.
The EU won’t target China’s Huawei Technologies Co. "from the outset," Security Commissioner Julian King told reporters on Friday. But he noted that Chinese national intelligence law "puts certain quite broad requirements on organizations or citizens to support or cooperate or collaborate with national intelligence work."