Chinese Huawei Giant Refutes Allegations Of Spying On Foreign Countries

The Chinese telecom equipment producer Huawei Technologies on Friday dismissed allegations of a number of Western states that it threatened security of foreign countries.

BEIJING (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th December, 2018) The Chinese telecom equipment producer Huawei Technologies on Friday dismissed allegations of a number of Western states that it threatened security of foreign countries.

"We strongly reject any accusations that our company may pose any security risks," the statement read.

On Thursday, European Commission's Vice-President Andrus Ansip said that foreign countries should be "worried" about Huawei and other Chinese tech giants as they were allegedly forced to cooperate with the Chinese intelligence services.

Earlier in the day, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing a Japanese government source, that Japanese authorities were planning to exclude Huawei and ZTE from public procurement.

In mid-August, US President Donald Trump enacted legislation banning government agencies from using services from Huawei and ZTE, along other Chinese companies. This came after retail stores at US military bases were prohibited from selling Huawei and ZTE mobile phones over concerns that they "pose an unacceptable risk to the department's personnel, information and mission."