Pompeo says 5G declaration protects Slovenia against authoritarian threats

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that by signing a 5G declaration on Thursday Slovenia has secured protection against “authoritarian threats” including China’s effort “to control people and information.”
“The tide is turning against the Chinese Communist Party in its efforts to restrict freedom for all of us,” Pompeo said in the town of Bled after a signing ceremony for the declaration on developing a secure 5G network.
Speaking to the press, Pompeo said U.S. President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, who was born and raised in Slovenia, “had sent greetings.”
Last month Telekom Slovenia began to roll out its 5G network and expects to have one-third of the country covered by the end of the year.