China News Service, January 21. In response to the issue of "Sweden excludes Chinese companies from 5G network construction", the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce Gao Feng said on the 21st that the Swiss side used the so-called national security as a pretext without evidence. , Excluding Chinese companies from the construction of 5G networks in Sweden violates the basic principles of the WTO and internationally accepted rules and harms the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies. China firmly opposes this.
On the 21st, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference.
At the meeting, a reporter asked: On January 19, the Swedish Postal and Telecommunications Administration completed the 5G spectrum auction with additional terms. The relevant additional terms required telecom operators not to use Huawei and ZTE in 5G network construction. Enterprise equipment, how does China comment on this?
"We have noticed that the Swiss side excludes companies from certain countries from completing 5G spectrum auctions." Gao Feng said that without evidence, the Swiss side used the so-called national security to exclude Chinese companies from the 5G network construction in Sweden. It has violated the basic principles of the WTO and internationally accepted rules and harmed the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises. China firmly opposes this.
Gao Feng emphasized that the Chinese side urges the Swiss side to immediately correct its wrong practices, proceed from maintaining the overall situation of Sino-Swiss economic and trade cooperation, and work with China halfway to find solutions together.
China will take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.