Huawei’s chairman said on Tuesday that the United States has “no evidence” that its equipment to build next-generation 5G wireless networks could be used as a vehicle for Chinese spy operations.
In a keynote address at the mobile industry’s biggest annual global event in Barcelona, Guo Ping reiterated his company’s position that there are no “backdoors” in its technology that could allow Beijing to spy on countries. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has in recent months ramped up efforts to block Huawei, the leader in 5G, by urging allies to avoid the Chinese powerhouse, claiming that national security interests are at stake.
