China warns Sweden its companies could suffer from Huawei ban


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Twitter YouTube Photo: Jonathan Brinkhost The Chinese foreign ministry warned Sweden that it should revoke its ban on Huawei Technologies to avoid hurting prospects for Swedish companies. The announcement comes a day after Swedish authorities blocked operators from using Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE as part of the country’s 5G roll-out. The decision was the latest in a series of restrictions by governments around the world on the Chinese companies, after continued pressure from the US to avoid potential security risks in 5G networks. China was Sweden’s eighth largest export market in 2019, according to Sweden’s official statistics agency. “The...