The British government last month announced a ban on the Chinese telecoms company Huawei supplying new 5G equipment, stirring the wrath of Beijing and threats of retaliation. Ten days earlier, France made a similar move with barely a squeak of Chinese protest. France’s policy was floated by the head of its cyber security agency in a newspaper interview. It was not presented as a ban, but the effect is the same. French telecoms networks will be free of all Huawei gear by 2028 at the latest, one year after Britain.
英國政府上個月宣布禁止中國電信設備制造商華為(Huawei)供應新的5G設備,中國政府被激怒,還威脅要進行報復。法國比英國早10天采取了類似措施,卻幾乎沒有遭到中國政府的抗議。法國網絡安全機構負責人在接受報紙采訪時闡述了這一政策。它不是采取禁令的形式,但效果是一樣的。最晚到2028年,法國電信網絡將完全排除華為的設備,僅比英國晚一年。