Huawei says it wants to sign "no-spy" agreements

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Huawei is "willing to sign non-espionage agreements with governments," including the United Kingdom, said its president Liang Hua.

Some countries fear that China will use the telecom company's products for surveillance.

Chinese society has denied that its work poses risks of espionage or sabotage.

Huawei also said to be independent of the Chinese government, but some countries have blocked their 5G networks for reasons of national security.

A recent report suggests that the UK could allow Huawei's telecom equipment to be part of the country's 5G networks, with some limitations.

"We are ready to sign non-espionage agreements with governments, including the UK government, to commit to ensuring our equipment meets the standard of non-espionage and back ", said Liang Hua via an interpreter at a business conference held in London on Tuesday.

Huawei is the world's leading manufacturer of telecommunication equipment. Western countries are increasingly concerned about the safety of their products used in next-generation 5G mobile networks.

Both Australia and New Zealand have blocked the use of Huawei equipment in their 5G mobile networks.

The United States banned federal agencies from using Huawei products and lobbied allies to avoid them.

On Wednesday, Reuters announced that the United States would tighten restrictions on Huawei, with President Donald Trump signing a decree this week forbidding US companies to use telecommunication equipment manufactured by companies posing a risk to national security.

The move would come at a time when US-China tensions are already on the rise.

The United States has more than doubled tariffs on Chinese products amounting to $ 200 billion (£ 154.9 billion). China has fought back with its own tariff increases on US products.

This intensified a detrimental trade war that seemed to have recently ended.