Beijing’s envoy to the EU has launched a blistering attack on the “slander” and “discrimination” faced by Huawei and other Chinese companies in Europe, warning that efforts to exclude China from 5G mobile projects would be self-defeating.
Ambassador Zhang Ming warned that any attempts to curb the involvement of Chinese technology in forthcoming European projects for high-speed 5G mobile networks would risk “serious consequences” for global economic and scientific co-operation.
“It is not helpful to make slander, discrimination, pressure, coercion or speculation against anyone else,” Mr Zhang said of the cyber security concerns over Chinese companies that have deepened in Europe as the US has pressed for a tougher line.