International e-commerce news on the 25th. The German Bundestag passed a stricter 5G network security legislation on April 23. The legislation empowers the Home Office to prohibit certain manufacturers controlled by foreign governments or involved in activities deemed hazardous from supplying safety-related equipment parts. Deutsche Welle reported on the 24th that the passage of the security law will put an end to doubts about whether Germany will take a tough stance on Huawei. In addition, as of now, many countries have expressed their views on Huawei's 5G, some of which are supportive and some are against...

Germany's new "security law" takes a tougher attitude

According to "International Electronic Commerce", the "Information Technology Security Act 2.0" recently approved by the German Bundestag will limit the role of "untrustworthy" suppliers of 5G technology and require telecom operators to sign key 5G components. Notify the German government at the time of the contract. The safety law also empowers the German interior ministry to ban certain manufacturers that are controlled by foreign governments or have been involved in activities deemed dangerous from supplying safety-related equipment parts.

In this regard, German Interior Minister Seehofer said that if a supplier is not trustworthy, it can refuse to use the key components provided by the supplier. This requires that the use of key 5G components in the future must comply with the "security policy objectives" of Germany, the European Union and NATO.

Although some members of the Christian Democratic Union (Christian Democratic Union) in Germany emphasized that the newly passed security law does not target Huawei. However, German media believes that the law provides a legal basis for excluding Huawei from the construction of Germany's 5G network.

Foreign media commented on this: Previously, the German government failed to make a decision on the issue of market access, and the discussion on Huawei's position in Germany basically stalled last year. The new security law passed this time is tougher than the bill proposed by the German government in December last year.

Recently, Cui Hongjian, director of the European Institute of the China Institute of International Studies, said in an interview with the media that the new security law passed by Germany this time publicly regards the so-called national and internal security as a standard, indicating that Germany will take this issue in the future. The so-called technical principle is no longer considered, but the principle of "technology plus security". Therefore, Germany's position on this issue is backward compared to the past.

In this regard, the head of the public relations department of Huawei's German branch said, "Huawei welcomes the information technology security law passed by the German Bundestag." This means that all equipment service providers must meet higher and unified security standards.

In response to Huawei's 5G issue, many countries have expressed their views

After the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and other countries officially announced their boycott of Huawei, many countries or organizations also expressed their positions one after another, including explicit prohibition, ambiguous, and active support. "International Electronic Business" lists some representative cases below:

EU: Restricted, but not completely banned

In July 2020, the European Union Cybersecurity Committee stated that, for the sake of cybersecurity, it will first formally propose measures to select local suppliers. This suggests that the EU's local equipment suppliers Nokia and Ericsson will benefit, while other suppliers outside the EU, including Huawei and Samsung, will be restricted.

France: Repeated "horizontal jumps"

France has repeatedly wavered its attitude towards Huawei's 5G issue. In July 2020, the French National Cyber Security Agency said that it would not completely ban Huawei from participating in the construction of France's 5G network, but "discourages" French operators to use Huawei equipment. After the UK officially announced the ban on Huawei 5G, on July 21, the French Minister of Finance publicly stated that it would not ban Huawei and would not discriminate against any operators. However, on July 23, the French Cyber Security Agency tightened restrictions on Huawei, and it was reported that the agency had notified French telecom operators that Huawei equipment would not be able to renew after the license expires. At the end of August, French President Emmanuel Macron publicly stated that France would not exclude any company from 5G construction projects in the country, and Chinese company Huawei was no exception. However, his strategy prefers to use European suppliers for "information security" reasons.

Poland, Romania, Sweden: Ban Huawei 5G

In September 2020, Poland introduced a new draft cybersecurity law, which stipulates that telecom operators are not allowed to buy new equipment from a supplier deemed "high risk", and must obtain it from this supplier within 5 years Replace existing equipment. For "medium risk" suppliers, only new equipment purchases are prohibited. According to analysts, Huawei is likely to be classified as a "moderate risk" supplier.

On April 15, 2021, foreign media reported that the Romanian government had approved a bill that finalized a memorandum signed in Washington in 2019. It is understood that the governments of Romania and the United States said in August 2019: "As part of a risk-based security approach, it is necessary to conduct a careful and comprehensive assessment of 5G suppliers." This means that China and Huawei are excluded from the Outside of any possible 5G partners of the Romanian government.

Sweden's telecom regulator PTS announced in October 2020 that it would ban Huawei from participating in Sweden's domestic 5G network bidding, citing possible security flaws in Huawei's equipment that threaten Sweden's "national security." Sweden has set a January 1, 2025 deadline for telecom operators to remove Chinese equipment from infrastructure and core functions.

Canada, New Zealand: Ambiguous attitude

Up to now, Canadian officials have not clearly announced their attitude towards Huawei's 5G. According to foreign media reports, Canada has actually put pressure on domestic telecommunications companies to exclude Huawei from 5G networks. In June last year, Canadian telecommunications companies BCE.TO and Telus Corps announced that they would cooperate with Ericsson and Nokia to build 5G networks. However, because the previous 4G networks of these two companies used Huawei equipment, and the deployment of Ericsson and Nokia 5G networks, the existing Huawei 4G equipment must be gradually replaced. Some analysts pointed out that the cost of replacing the equipment will add up to about 1 billion Canadian dollars. Because Canada has not announced a ban on Huawei's 5G, the affected telecommunications companies have not been able to ask the government to compensate the replacement costs.

According to foreign media reports, New Zealand’s intelligence agency explicitly banned Huawei’s 5G at the end of 2018. However, on July 15, 2020, the Minister of Justice of New Zealand and the head of the Government Communications Security Agency stated that New Zealand will not ban any telecommunications provider. However, Huawei has previously stated that the company has not participated in the construction of New Zealand's 5G network. Local operators in New Zealand have chosen Nokia as a partner.

Belgium: Fair market competition

In July 2020, the Belgian National Telecommunications Minister stated that Belgium would not shut out China's Huawei, and relevant risk assessments showed that Belgium is safe, so there is no reason to take further tightening measures. In October 2020, two major Belgian telecom operators, Orange Belgium and Proximus, announced that they will gradually remove Huawei equipment and switch to Nokia equipment in Belgium and Luxembourg to launch 5G networks. Huawei stated that the decision of the two Belgian operators was the result of a bidding organized by the operators and was in line with free market principles.

· Thailand: Active cooperation

In July 2020, Thailand stated that it would not ban Huawei's 5G from entering the country's market. The operator in Thailand stated that four 5G core suppliers, including Huawei, will be considered when building a 5G network. In addition, in September 2020, Huawei's subsidiary in Thailand announced that it would invest 475 million to build a 5G ecological center. In October 2020n, Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and the Skills Development Department of the Ministry of Labour of Thailand signed the "Memorandum of Understanding on Digital Skills Development", aiming to strengthen digital technology and skills development in Thailand.

Malaysia: Invite Huawei, ZTE and Fiberhome to participate in the tender

In April 2021, Fadullah Suhaimi, chairman of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, said that the Digital Nasional Berhad project with a total budget of 15 billion ringgit (about 24 billion yuan) is expected to be announced soon. tender. At present, the project has invited eight telecom network equipment suppliers including Huawei, ZTE, Nokia, Ericsson, Fiberhome, Cisco, NEC, and Samsung to participate in the Malaysian 5G infrastructure tender.