“Human rights issue:” Washington increases the pressure on Berlin with the 5G decision
THE US WANTS TO GET GERMANY TO EXCLUDE THE CHINESE COMPANY HUAWEI FROM THE 5G NETWORK EXPANSION. (PHOTO: REUTERS)
More and more EU countries are excluding the Chinese provider Huawei from the 5G network. Now the US government is speaking to the conscience of the hesitant Federal Republic
[From original German via Google Translate]
AUGUST 17, 2020
Berlin Five days, four countries: on his tour through Eastern and Central Europe, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed ahead with his initiative to curb the Chinese influence on data networks. “The tide is on the Chinese Communist Party and its attempts to curtail the freedoms of all of us, said Pompeo as he signed an agreement in Slovenia source that resulted in a ban on Chinese technology supplier Huawei source.
Pompeo avoided Germany, of all places, which has long been the USA’s most important ally in Europe. Chancellor Angela Merkel has so far shown no interest in the American initiative for “clean networks. Together with Economics Minister Peter Altmaier, the CDU politician is sticking to her stance not to exclude any providers per se – not even Chinese ones.
