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China won’t ‘sit idle’ if Germany bans Chinese telecoms companies from its 5G network without offering hard evidence of so-called “national security” threat , said Wu Ken, Chinese Ambassador to Germany.
It’s understandable that Berlin wants to improve the security of its own mobile network, but it should not be used as an excuse to politicize normal economic and trade cooperation, Wu said in an interview with German newspaper Berliner Zeitung.
“If Germany excludes Chinese vendors without a sound reason, it not only runs counter to the market principles, but also inflicts harm on Germany itself,” Wu said, adding that Chinese firms are not afraid of market competition but they need a fair treatment.
The EU is considering a mandatory ban on member states including Germany using companies deemed to present a security risk in their 5G networks, including Chinese telecom giant Huawei, the FT reported in June.