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The European Commission will next week urge EU countries to share more data to tackle cybersecurity risks related to 5G networks but will ignore U.S. calls to ban Huawei Technologies, four people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
European digital chief Andrus Ansip will present the recommendation on Tuesday. While the guidance does not have legal force, it will carry political weight which can eventually lead to national legislation in European Union countries.
The United States has lobbied Europe to shut out Huawei, saying its equipment could be used by the Chinese government for espionage. Huawei has strongly rejected the allegations and earlier this month sued the U.S. government over the issue.
Ansip will tell EU countries to use tools set out under the EU directive on security of network and information systems, or NIS directive, adopted in 2016 and the recently approved Cybersecurity Act, the people said.
For example, member states should exchange information and coordinate on impact assessment studies on security risks and on certification for internet-connected devices and 5G equipment.
The EU executive’s guidance marks a tougher stance on Chinese investment after years of almost unfettered European openness to China, which controls 70 percent of the global supply of the critical raw materials needed to make high-tech goods.
The measures, if taken on board, will be part of what French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday was a “European awakening” about potential Chinese dominance, after EU leaders held a first-ever discussion about China policy at a summit.
Germany this month set tougher criteria for all telecoms equipment vendors, without singling out Huawei and ignoring U.S. pressure.
Big telecoms operators oppose a Huawei ban, saying such a move could set back 5G deployment in the bloc by years. In contrast, Australia and New Zealand have stopped operators using Huawei equipment in their networks.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 25 2019, @10:53AM (16 children)
So far in the Huawei story, I haven't seen any evidence of their supposed wrongdoing. I also haven't heard of any evidence, nor what the wrongdoing could entail.
So at this point I'm assuming some US companies bribed some US government officials to get this ban on Huawei in place. That not many are following suit seems to indicate there isn't much truth to this story.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 25 2019, @11:25AM (6 children)
Smell rather of a trade war, indeed.
(Score: 2, Disagree) by PartTimeZombie on Monday March 25 2019, @08:51PM (5 children)
They're not bribes if they're legal, and in the US campaign contributions are legal, so not bribes.
It is how your government is set up and is going to cause worse problems than this at some point.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday March 25 2019, @09:53PM (4 children)
The best government your money can buy, yes.
https://www.youtube.com/@ProfSteveKeen https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Monday March 25 2019, @10:18PM (3 children)
Not my government, but yes.
I think that's they way they like it.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday March 25 2019, @11:42PM (2 children)
Context was: "some US companies bribed some US government officials".
A pity that both NZ and Aus only asked "How high?" without a second though when asked by US to jump.
https://www.youtube.com/@ProfSteveKeen https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday March 26 2019, @12:01AM (1 child)
I'm not sure about Australia, but the New Zealand government is so frightened of angering our trade partners that we tolerate a Chinese spy sitting in our parliament. [newsroom.co.nz]
We also give citizenship to wealthy foreigners despite the fact they fit exactly none of the criterion. [theguardian.com]
So jumping is just something we do.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by c0lo on Tuesday March 26 2019, @12:40AM
Our mileage may vary.
Politics:
Sam Dastyari [wikipedia.org] - just "sponsored" by Chinese, resigned from Senate.
Pierre Yang, WA state MP [abc.net.au] - "resigned" from two Chima-govt supported organizations.
Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo wants back his ($2.7M) donations to Aus parties after failing in citizenship bid [abc.net.au]
Former chief spy warned about China playing "soft-power" at unprecedented levels [abc.net.au]
Business:
Chinese investment in real estate dropped (starting Sep 2017) [mpamagazine.com.au] then seems to be raising again [businessinsider.com.au] (driven by a cheaper AUD).
Foreign ownership of (irrigation) water entitlements reveals China and US are the biggest investors [abc.net.au]
https://www.youtube.com/@ProfSteveKeen https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 25 2019, @11:57AM (6 children)
You'd have to be an idiot to let your adversary build your communications nodes. No evidence is needed. The NSA knows how easy it is to slip backdoors into systems.
Whether China is more of an adversary to the EU than the US is a different question.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 25 2019, @12:22PM (1 child)
The rumour has been around for a number of years that the US aircraft shipped to 'fellow NATO members' can be remotely and transparently 'fucked with' from the larger US EW platforms via backdoors in the avionics.
Being fair, I've heard similar about Russian gear, but the context I remember the USian trickery being discussed was in relation to the Greeks and Turks ever getting 'hot and bothered', and it being deployed to shut down the Greeks.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 29 2019, @03:42PM
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/28/f35_software_fail/ [theregister.co.uk]
Hmmmm..
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 25 2019, @03:25PM
With that in mind the EU is working towards banning Cisco and Google one fine at a time. And once everyone has their own economy but nothing political is actually resolved, we can have our long desired WW3.
(Score: 4, Funny) by Tokolosh on Monday March 25 2019, @03:28PM (1 child)
So I guess Nokia is the best option.
(Score: 3, Funny) by linkdude64 on Monday March 25 2019, @05:13PM
PERKELE!!!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 25 2019, @10:35PM
You'd have to be an idiot to send cleartext data over comms infrastructure that persons you don't trust have built. So make sure your data is encrypted and check for integrity at your endpoints. Then you shouldn't have to care who is listening in the middle.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 26 2019, @01:17AM
I think their wrongdoing consists of not putting in the five-eyes mandated backdoors.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by darkfeline on Tuesday March 26 2019, @04:02AM
The fact that Huawei is a successful Chinese company is evidence of their wrongdoing. There are no large successful Chinese companies that aren't in bed with the PRC/Communist Party, because success in China requires that you be butt buddies with the PRC. It's like claiming illegal income on your tax return, it is ipso facto evidence.
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