Huawei 'prepared to sign no-spy agreement with UK government'

Chinese telecoms company's chairman says concerns about surveillance are overblown

Huawei's chairman has said the Chinese company would be prepared to sign a "no-spy agreement" with the British government to reassure politicians it has no intention of allowing its technology to be used for surveillance.

Speaking on a visit to London, Liang Hua said the company did not want to spy on western consumers and that concerns about Chinese laws requiring the company to cooperate with the regime's intelligence agencies were overblown.