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EU Moves to Ban Chinese Tech Firms Over Spying Fears

  • The EU warns that Chinese telecom companies Huawei and ZTE pose security risks and are encouraging member nations to bar them from 5G network projects.
  • The EU released a "5G cybersecurity toolbox" recommending restrictions on "high-risk suppliers" like Huawei and ZTE, but only 10 countries have acted so far.
  • The EU itself will stop using tech from those firms and may deny them access to funding.
  • Germany and others still use Huawei gear, frustrating the EU, which sees the companies as threats.
  • The policy reflects growing EU distrust of China even as economic ties remain.
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