Europe divided on Huawei as US pressure to drop company grows
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#55N10)
US national security adviser to urge European counterparts to bar Chinese firm from 5G networks
Robert O'Brien, the US national security adviser, will meet his counterparts from France, Italy, the UK and Germany in Paris this week to urge European nations to debar the Chinese technology company Huawei from Europe's 5G networks.
The meetings, over three days, underline how most European governments are facing similar choices to the UK, which will announce on Tuesday its decision on the company, on how far and quickly to exclude Huawei, and with what consequences in terms of potential Chinese reprisals.
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