US President Donald Trump blacklisted the Chinese tech giant back in May amid allegations that Huawei is spying for the Chinese government – something the company has vehemently denied.
As the US pressure to ban Huawei equipment across the globe is mounting, one of Germany's largest mobile phone companies – Telefonica Deutschland – has announced it would work with Huawei and Nokia to build its 5G network.
The Chinese tech giant was blacklisted by Washington in May 2019, with the American side claiming that Huawei was spying for the Chinese government – an allegation both the firm and Beijing firmly denied.
Australia, New Zealand and Japan have all decided to follow Washington's ‘advice' and ban Huawei from the development of their 5G networks, but Europe seemed not certain despite authorities also questioning the safety of Chinese technology.
During this month's NATO summit in London which was marked by sharp disagreements on numerous issues, one issue seemed to unite the allies – “the threat of China”. And Trump made sure to keep pressuring European members to not work with Huawei calling it a “security danger.”
Beijing Bans Foreign Software and Computers
China has retaliated against America's anti-Huawei campaign by ordering state offices and public institutions to replace all US computer equipment and software in three years.
Qinduo Xu, a senior fellow at the Pangoal Institution, a Beijing-based think tank, has called this…
