Pence Praises Poland’s Actions to Exclude China’s Huawei

Pence Praises Poland’s Actions to Exclude China’s Huawei
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Polish President Andrzej Duda shake hands during a joint news conference at Belvedere Palace in Warsaw, Poland on Feb. 13, 2019. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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WARSAW—U.S. Vice President Mike Pence praised Poland on Feb. 13 for its commitment to “protecting the telecoms sector from China,” as part of a concerted push by the United States to convince its allies to exclude tech giant Huawei from telecoms projects.

Fueled by concerns that Huawei products could be used by China for espionage, Pence and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have stressed the dangers of collaborating with the Chinese firm during appearances in Poland and central European neighbors this week.