A Europe-based Huawei executive has decried policies to block the Chinese tech company’s entry into certain markets and warned that this could limit the development of the European artificial intelligence industry.
Tony Jin Yong, Huawei’s vice-president for Europe, said he was puzzled by measures to form “exclusive groups” among “like-minded countries”, though he did not name specific countries or groups.
“We are very confused, as this approach limits cooperation by focusing on the country of origin [of tech companies],” Jin said.
The Shenzhen-based technology firm has been viewed with suspicion and faced sanctions in European countries in recent years because of perceived national security risks. Several EU member countries have banned Huawei components from their 5G networks.
The firm has also been sanctioned by the US, whose intelligence officials see it as an extension of China’s military – a claim both Huawei and Beijing have denied. The US has added Huawei to its Entity List, requiring the company to get government approval to buy American technology and barring US firms from buying Huawei equipment with government funds.
“We disagree with using the political stance to block certain companies from the market,” Jin said.
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