German spies are said to be fighting to keep Huawei out of 5G

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Huawei has stirred up tensions between Europe and US over trade and security policies as Washington threatens reprisal against governments that allow Chinese equipment to be part of ultrafast networks.

Efforts are now focused on the catalogue of security criteria that 5G equipment will have to meet in order to be certified by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security.

While the cabinet has decided that an outright ban on the Chinese equipment maker would be legally impossible, officials across the administration are demanding tools that would allow them to block Huawei equipment from being used all the same, the people said. Spokespeople in the Federal Chancellery and ministries have declined to comment while the negotiations are ongoing.Huawei has become a lightning rod for tensions between the US and Europe over trade and security policy as Washington threatens reprisals against any governments that allow Chinese equipment to form part of the crucial ultrafast networks.

Security officials in Germany, however, are more sympathetic to US concerns and aren’t giving up just yet.Their efforts are now focused on the catalogue of security criteria that 5G equipment will have to meet in order to be certified by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security, or BSI The UK has a similar certification process.One of those could involve an assessment of how trustworthy a provider is, one official said.

 

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