Berlin has shifted its stance on China’s Huawei Technologies, joining a list of Western nations that have decided against allowing the company to build their 5G mobile networks, reports Reuters. Despite warnings from Washington that Huawei equipment may contain “back doors” that could open them up to cyber espionage, Berlin originally told lawmakers in October that it […]
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Ren Zhengfei – the reclusive founder of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co. – told media that his company has and never will partake in espionage activity on behalf of the Chinese government, a month after his daughter was arrested in Canada for fraudulent business activity, the Wall Street Journal reports. “No law requires any […]
United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer did not see meaningful progress on key structural issues during last week’s talks between US and Chinese representatives in Beijing, according to Republican Senator Chuck Grassley. Grassley said that Lighthizer welcomed China’s decision to resume soybean purchases during the 90-day truce period. “But he (Lighthizer) said that there hasn’t […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning a summit between Chinese and European leaders next year as part of its EU presidency, as trade and political relations between the two blocs continue to complicate, Reuters reports. China is on track to become the EU’s largest trading partner by 2020, supplanting the position long-held by the United […]
A Chinese Huawei executive was detained by Polish authorities last week on spying charges, Caixin reports via local media, prompting the under-fire telecommunications giant to terminate his employment. Poland’s special service said in a statement that Weijing Wang, known locally as Stanislaw Wang, had been arrested along with a Polish citizen identified as Piotr D. […]