China mentioned on Friday the EU doesn’t have any proof towards the Chinese communication corporations over the safety issues expressed by the bloc, calling it a “presumption of guilt.”
“The EU says that Huawei, ZTE, and other Chinese communication companies have security risks but cannot produce any evidence, which is a typical presumption of guilt,” mentioned Wang Wenbin, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, informed a every day press briefing in Beijing.
Beijing responded after the European Commission selected Thursday that it’s going to not use 5G telecom companies offered by Chinese corporations Huawei and ZTE resulting from safety dangers.
Expressing “firm opposition” to the EU transfer, Wang “strongly urged” the EU to “abide by international economic and trade rules and refrain from suppressing other countries’ enterprises in the name of security,” reported Chinese every day Global Times.
“The security of networks is essential for all of us in Europe,” mentioned Thierry Breton, EU commissioner for inner market, at a news convention on Wednesday, presenting the most recent progress report on the EU’s 5G toolbox on cybersecurity.
The European Commission will “implement the 5G toolbox principle to its own procurement of telecom services to avoid exposure to Huawei and ZTE,” added Breton.
He additionally harassed that the EU govt physique urges member states to hurry up choices “to replace high-risk suppliers from their 5G networks.”
The U.S., UK, Australia, Japan, India, and Canada have lately taken related steps.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
