Sweden banned Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE from its 5G mobile networks on Tuesday, citing China’s “extensive intelligence gathering and theft of technology.” From a report: Since the Trump administration announced its own ban last year, the U.S. government has increasingly pressured allies to follow its lead amid growing tensions between the West and China. In July, the United Kingdom became the first European country to announce plans to exclude Huawei from its networks by 2027. The Swedish government has given telecom companies until 2025 to remove Huawei and ZTE equipment from their infrastructure. “China is one of the biggest threats to Sweden,” said Klas Friberg, head of Sweden’s security services. He said Beijing’s “extensive intelligence gathering and theft of technology, research and development” is key to its economic and military development, according to the Financial Times. “This is what we must consider when building the 5G network of the future. We cannot compromise with Sweden’s security.”

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