China’s Intelligence Law Looms Over EU 5G Safeguards: Official

China’s Intelligence Law Looms Over EU 5G Safeguards: Official
Small toy figures are seen in front of a displayed Huawei and 5G network logo in this illustration picture on March 30, 2019. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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BRUSSELS—The European Union cannot ignore China’s National Intelligence Law, which requires Chinese citizens to support state information-gathering, as Brussels seeks rules for super-fast mobile networks, a senior EU official said on July 19.

EU governments are debating ways to protect next-generation mobile networks from any possible Chinese interference, caught between a U.S. demand they shun China’s Huawei and growing Sino-European business ties.