China is urging the Swedish government to reverse its decision of banning Huawei and ZTE from its 5G network. The two Chinese companies are known telecommunications equipment providers and China has asked Sweden to reverse the decision or face “negative impacts” on its own companies.
According to a Reuters report, Zhao Lijian, a foreign ministry spokesman, stated that “China expresses strong dissatisfaction with Sweden.” For those unaware, the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) has banned Huawei and ZTE from its 5G network earlier this week, just prior to the local government auctioning its 5G spectrum to various telecom operators.
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Zhao further added that “Sweden should uphold an objective and fair attitude, and correct its wrong decision, to avoid bringing a negative impact to China-Sweden economic and trade cooperation and the operations of Swedish enterprises in China.” The reason behind the ban is national security concerns, with PTS following advice from the country’s armed forces and security service that labeled the Chinese tech giants as one of the biggest threats against Sweden”.
This marks the recent trend of various European governments banning Chinese carriers and telecom communications equipment makers like Huawei and ZTE from their 5G infrastructure. It also arrives amid the various pressures the companies face from the US government, which accuses these brands of espionage. A claim that Huawei has denied on multiple counts.
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