Germany not planning comprehensive Huawei ban
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Economy said on Friday that Germany does not want to follow the US, which generally bans products made by Chinese telecom equipment manufacturers such as Huawei, but will continue to make such decisions on a case-by-case basis.
Berlin's relationship with Beijing has come under close scrutiny since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which exposed the German economy's dependence on Russia for energy and made officials wary of a similar dependence on China for trade.
Germany has come under special pressure to take action against Chinese telecom equipment manufacturers after the US administration this week banned new equipment approvals from Huawei and ZTE because they pose an "unacceptable risk" to US national security.
A German Ministry of Economy strat...
