Huawei has been hitting the wall frequently in Eastern and Central Europe.
On Thursday (April 15) the Romanian government approved draft legislation on 5G networks, officially banning Huawei and other Chinese companies from participating in the construction of its 5G networks.
“In line with a 2019 memorandum signed with Washington, the Romanian government has just approved this bill, which is crucial for our country, meaning that China (Communist Party of China) and Huawei are excluded from Romania’s 5G partnership.” Pavel Popescu, the Romanian parliament’s lead on 5G legislation and a representative of the country’s parliamentary cyber committee, said.
Romania’s mooting of a bill to exclude Huawei began under Trump (Trump), with the U.S. visiting several countries in the Middle East and Europe in order to join European allies in resisting Huawei, which has a Chinese Communist Party military background, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo repeatedly calling on allies to be wary of threats from the Chinese Communist Party.
In August 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis signed a memorandum establishing that when selecting contractors to build 5G networks, they must test whether they are under the control of another country to ensure that they do not pose a threat to their national security.
In 2020 Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said that Huawei does not meet Romania’s conditions regarding national security and will not be able to participate in the 5G network infrastructure. Orban also stated outright in an interview that the CCP would not be a partner in the construction of Romania’s 5G network. This drew a jumpy protest from the then Chinese Communist Embassy in Romania.
In addition to Romania, the Trump administration has also signed 5G security agreements with Poland, Estonia and the Czech Republic, which means Huawei has lost the Eastern and Central European markets.
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