China Reportedly Threatens Tiny Faeroe Islands Over Huawei

China Reportedly Threatens Tiny Faeroe Islands Over Huawei
A view over the Faeroe Islands' capital Torshavn on Sept. 04, 2018. Maja Hitij/Getty Images
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Danish media are reporting that the Chinese regime threatened to cancel a trade deal with the tiny Faeroe Islands if the country does not agree to use internet networks supplied by Chinese tech company Huawei.

Huawei is at the center of a global cybersecurity debate, with the United States warning it could allow the Chinese regime to snoop on consumers.