Bloomberg: The Financial Times has reported that the EU is considering mandatory ban on using Huawei to build 5G. We are wondering whether the foreign ministry has any comment.

Wang Wenbin: The US and some European countries keep alleging that Huawei poses a security risk, but have failed to show any evidence. This is typical presumption of guilt and disinformation. The US’s whole-of-government suppression of Huawei, a private Chinese company, is a textbook example of coercive diplomacy and tech bullying. Since Huawei started operation in Europe many years ago, it has never harmed the security of any European country. On the contrary, it has given a strong boost to Europe’s telecommunications sector and generated considerable socioeconomic benefits. Should the EU decide to ban Huawei in spite of all these facts, it would be a brazen violation of the principles of market economy, free trade and fair competition that the EU claims to champion. We hope the EU will honor its commitment to those principles, steer clear of politicizing economic and trade issues or overstretching the concept of security, and make economically sound decisions that are in keeping with its own interests.