Cybersecurity

Pelosi Joins Trump in Warning Europe of Huawei’s 5G Threat

  • U.S. House speaker warns against ‘insidious aggression’ in 5G
  • European leaders are debating how to use Huawei equipment
Nancy Pelosi at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14.Photographer: Michaela Handrek-Rehle/Bloomberg
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi backed President Donald Trump’s assessment of the threat posed by countries using Huawei Technologies Co. equipment to build 5G networks, a rare moment of bipartisan agreement after the bitter fight over impeachment.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Pelosi warned European allies that it would be dangerous to allow a company with connections to the Chinese government to build global information networks, echoing some of the points the administration has been trying to drive home with American partners.