DW | Huawei boss Liang Hua: 'Our top priority is to ensure survival'

"Huawei only provides equipment, and does not participate in network operations, so we have no access to user data," Liang underlined.

Nils Schmid, foreign affairs spokesperson for Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said in an interview with the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung newspaper, "It is a very big mistake that to allow a company under the influence of a state to be so easily involved in such a sensitive sector."

"Chancellor Angela Merkel's decisions on 5G are based on Germany's national interests and development needs for the future," Liang said. "The German government's approach to 5G security standards does not focus on a supplier's country of origin, but treats all suppliers equally. This approach is good for the development of German communications infrastructure."

Independent.ie. | China ready to retaliate if Germany bans Huawei
"'If Germany were to take a decision that leads to Huawei's exclusion from the German market, there will be consequences,' Ambassador Wu Ken said at a Handelsblatt event."

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