US blocking India 5G business, says Huawei

BARCELONA: Huawei global chairman Guo Ping on Sunday alleged that the Trump administration is creating hurdles in the sale of its 5G telecom equipment to India and is sending its top officials to negatively influence the government and corporates against the company.
“The US has used its national power, and Vice-President Mike Pence and secretary of state Mike Pompeo have done a lot of things. I have heard that some officials of the US administration are going to India to persuade them not to use Huawei. What is the motivation behind this?” Ping told TOI a day ahead of the opening of the Mobile World Congress (MWC).
The MWC, an annual platform where some of the world’s top telecom and electronics companies display their latest technology, is increasingly being seen as a platform where the US administration and Huawei officials will come face-to-face after allegations by US President Donald Trump that the Chinese company is a security risk.