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US Intelligence Committees Urge Review of Spain’s Huawei Surveillance Deal

Madrid insists its Huawei storage system complies with national security rules despite internal spymaster warnings.

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Expositor de Huawei en la exposición internacional de Big Data en Guiyang
La directora nacional de inteligencia de EE.UU, Tulsi Gabbard, y el director de la CIA, John Ratcliffe

Overview

  • US Senate and House intelligence panels have requested Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to assess the exchange of classified information with Spain following the contract.
  • The Spanish Interior Ministry awarded Huawei a €12.3 million deal to store and manage police and Guardia Civil communications intercept data.
  • Spanish officials state the Huawei system meets independent National Security Scheme standards and poses no threat to shared intelligence.
  • Unnamed sources at Spain’s National Intelligence Center warned the deal was a “metedura de pata,” highlighting Huawei’s obligation to inform China’s government.
  • Lawmakers including Rick Crawford cautioned that the agreement could strain US-Spain intelligence cooperation and intensify diplomatic tensions.