US Commerce Chief: More Action to Be Taken on Huawei If Needed

US Commerce Chief: More Action to Be Taken on Huawei If Needed
The Huawei logo is seen in front of the local offices of Huawei in Warsaw, Poland on January 11, 2019. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Thursday the Biden administration will take further action against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei if necessary, after some Republican lawmakers pressed for more steps.

Washington says Huawei is a national security threat on a variety of grounds and aggressively lobbied other countries not to use Huawei equipment in next-generation 5G networks. Citing Huawei’s ties to the Chinese regime and military, Washington says this makes the company susceptible to “Chinese governmental pressure to participate in espionage.”