US Won't Share Information With Countries Using Huawei Technology - Mike Pompeo

The United States will not share information with countries installing technology made by Chinese telecommunications company Huawei in their IT systems, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st February, 2019) The United States will not share information with countries installing technology made by Chinese telecommunications company Huawei in their IT systems, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday.

"If a country adopts this [technology] and puts it in some of their critical information systems, we won't be able to share information with them, we won't be able to work alongside them," Pompeo said during an interview on Fox business Network.

Pompeo said he been has out around the world over the past several months to share information on Huawei and make sure countries understand the risk of using the company's technology, especially in the areas of privacy and national security.

"We can't forget these systems were designed by - with the express work alongside the Chinese PLA, their military in China. They are creating a real risk for these countries and their systems, the security of their people," Pompeo said.

On January 29, The US Department of Justice unsealed two indictments with a total of 23 charges against Huawei, its subsidiaries and Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou for conspiring to steal trade secrets and sanctions violations. The company denied all charges.