US Urges NATO Allies to Use 2% Defense Funds to Replace Huawei Gear
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 8
US Urges NATO Allies to Use 2% Defense Funds to Replace Huawei Gear
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 8
Summary
Trump administration officials are pressing NATO allies to direct part of their defense budgets toward removing Huawei components from telecom networks and other critical infrastructure, according to people familiar with the matter.
The push reflects Washington’s long-standing view that Huawei and other Chinese vendors pose national security risks, a rationale the US has already used to exclude them from American networks.
By tying telecom replacement to defense spending, the US is widening NATO burden-sharing beyond weapons and troop readiness to include network security across allied infrastructure.