Barr Rips China’s Dominance of 5G Technology as Major Threat
- Move could help thwart China’s effort to dominate 5G: Barr
- Attorney general says China views success as ‘zero-sum game’
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The U.S. should urgently consider whether to enter into partnerships with companies of allied nations to counter the threat posed by China’s dominance of emerging 5G technology, Attorney General William Barr said, singling out Finland’s Nokia Oyj and Sweden’s Ericsson AB.
The U.S. should be “actively considering” investments into Nokia or Ericsson -- even weighing taking a controlling stake -- to accelerate development of an alternative to relying on Chinese technology and, specifically, Huawei Technologies Co., Barr said Thursday at a conference in Washington.