Dec 16, 2019 12:47:00

Chinese ambassador suggested that `` Germany will shut down Huawei will affect the German automobile industry '', experts claim that it is `` open threat ''

Kārlis Dambrāns

The US insists on Huawei , a major communications equipment manufacturer in China, that “there is a security risk” and is tightening such as prohibiting transactions and prohibiting the direct purchase of products. Meanwhile, the Chinese ambassador stationed in Germany said, “If the Germans shut out Huawei, the Chinese government is not quiet,” and if Germany excludes Huawei from the market, China's import of German cars will be affected. It turns out that he made a suggestion.

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As the tightening of the United States against Huawei has strengthened and countries in the alliance with the United States have a sense of crisis toward Huawei, the German government has said, `` Regarding the construction of the next generation communication standard ' 5G ' communication network No ' decided . It has become a form that does not comply with the request from the US 'Allies should exclude Huawei products for security reasons'.

The decision to not eliminate Huawei in the construction of the 5G communication network has also been criticized by the domestic government as saying “he succumbed to Chinese pressure”. At the party convention of Angela Merkel 's ruling party `` Christian Democratic Union (CDU) '' , it was said that a series of motions were proposed that measures should be strengthened, such as legalizing safety confirmation when introducing 5G equipment That. In addition, Foreign Minister Heiko Mars of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), which forms a coalition government, said that “security should be a direct view of reality,” giving a cautious view of entering Huawei.

Meanwhile, Huawei has been steadily strengthening its position in Germany by taking contracts with the German department of Telefónica , a telecommunications giant based in Spain, for 5G extension support contracts.

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2019 December 14, a parking German ambassador of China Wu Kon says, is a daily commercial economy paper of the German Handelsblatt attended the event, which is organized, under no obligation to deliver the data to the Chinese government to Huawei, China Insist that it is important that companies are not discriminated against in the market. In it, he commented, “If Germany decides to remove Huawei from the German market, it will have serious consequences. The Chinese government is not quiet.”

Later, Mr. Shin pointed out to the audience that the German auto industry exports millions of cars annually to China. “Can we say 'German cars are not safe” because China manufactures their own cars? No, (possible threats to German cars) may be due to protectionistism “No,” he said, suggesting that the result of Huawei's exclusion could lead to the Chinese government's retaliatory response, which could have a negative impact on the German automotive industry.

Thorsten Benner , a commentator at the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI) , a think tank based in Berlin, said, “By presenting a direct link to the German automotive industry, Mr. Xuan ’s remarks are “open threat”.

And 'will have consequences / won't just stand by' in itself an open threat.And with direct link to German cars (despite jovial deniability) this constitutes very blunt public economic threat to Germany.https : // t.co/ZJP7TKm3mB
— Thorsten Benner (@thorstenbenner) December 14, 2019