Chinese officials who were sent to the European Union (EU) warned that excluding China from future projects could result to serious problems in terms of global cooperation between the country and EU members.
According to the Financial Times, Ambassador Zhang Ming said preventing Chinese technological companies from collaborating with European programs will not yield beneficial results for the EU. Zhang said this act could lead to "serious consequences" that won't be easy to resolve.
"It is not helpful to make slander, discrimination, pressure, or coercion or speculation against anyone else," Zhang said, referring to the recent backlash against Huawei and ZTE.
Zhang also noted that he doubts the United States' efforts in keeping Chinese technology and 5G network projects from getting involved with European technological programs is because of security issues.
Huawei and other Chinese companies have been working on perfecting 5G networks that are strongly believed to help strengthen communication both in commercial and government terms. ZTE and China Unicom recently completed the first 5G call that has ever taken place in communications history. The call was made in Shenzhen.
China and the United States are in the middle of a trade dispute that is expected to end on March. The trade war has led to the U.S. reportedly communicating with its EU allies to stop Huawei, ZTE, and other tech companies from taking part in future projects.
While Poland has announced that it will most likely ban Huawei from joining its 5G network projects, other EU nations have yet to make their decisions. Since China and France recently celebrated their 55 years of cooperation, most analysts believe the French government will collaborate with Chinese tech companies in 5G networking.
Meanwhile, Huawei is getting busy amid the issues it is faced with. The Chinese tech provider unveiled a multi-mode 5G modem dubbed the Balong 5000. This means the company is now among the ranks of the top and few providers that offer all networks in a single chip.
Aside from the 5G modem, Huawei's Richard Yu announced during the company's 5G event last week that the company will launch the world's first 5G smartphone at the Mobile World Congress this year, Android Authority reported.
The annual Mobile World Congress will be held February 25-28 in Barcelona, Spain. Not much is known about the 5G smartphone but Yu brought excitement to the audience when he said the phone will have a "foldable screen."
