US EditionEU Wants to Keep Chinese Suppliers Out of Critical Infrastructure
The European Commission aims to enforce mandatory bans on high-risk Chinese vendors like Huawei and ZTE within three years to enhance EU network security.
- On Tuesday, the European Commission proposed banning third‑country companies from European mobile networks if deemed a security risk, aiming to force removal of Huawei Technologies and ZTE, making removal compulsory for the first time.
- The move follows 2023 advice when Brussels urged states to exclude Huawei and ZTE but failed to produce wide change across the 27-country bloc, framing it as a response to cybersecurity threats and U.S. concerns.
- Under the draft, the EU would list high‑risk states or suppliers and require telecoms providers to phase them out within three years, while EU member states have until 2035 to move off copper networks and Brussels estimates 200 billion euros in modernisation costs.
- If approved, Brussels' plan could intensify tensions with Beijing and reshape supply chains, complicating competitiveness and investment amid fragmented national rules and stalled adoption among EU capitals.
- Broader rules might introduce restrictions on solar panels and 'sovereignty' criteria excluding U.S. cloud providers, while a draft omitted 'fair share' payments and the EU‑US tariff deal last year limited new fees.
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EU push to phase out ‘high-risk’ tech sparks backlash from China’s Huawei
The European Commission’s proposed overhaul of cybersecurity rules would allow the bloc to phase out technology from “high-risk” suppliers across critical sectors, a move criticised by China’s Huawei as discriminatory and protectionist
China has sharply criticised and threatened the European Union's plans to ban controversial network technology providers in EU countries. Without evidence to prevent companies from participating in the market, it violates the rules of fair competition and is manifest protectionism, China's foreign official Guo Jiakun said in Beijing. Brussels ignores the fact that Chinese companies are offering safe and high-quality products. The People's Republ…
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Business TimesEU Phase-Out of High-Risk Tech Targets Huawei, Chinese Companies
BRUSSELS—The European Union plans to phase out components and equipment from high-risk suppliers in critical sectors, according to a draft proposal released by the European Commission on Tuesday, a move expected to affect Huawei and other Chinese tech companies. The measures, set out in revisions to the EU’s Cybersecurity Act, follow an increase in cyber and ransomware attacks and growing worries over foreign interference, espionage, and Europ…
The European Commission is paving the way for the exclusion of China's telecommunications giant in order to "protect citizens and businesses" in the Old Continent.
For a long time, the European Commission has been displeased with the fact that Europe's telecom companies are customers of Chinese equipment suppliers. With a new law, it is now putting pressure on it to end this cooperation. Huawei is also active in Switzerland.
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