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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, January 21 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Wednesday expressed serious concern over a new cybersecurity package unveiled by the European Commission (EC). The package calls for mandatory risk mitigation in mobile network supply chains and, according to some assessments, is aimed at China.
As Guo Jiakun noted, Chinese companies have long operated in Europe in accordance with laws and regulations, and have never threatened the national security of European countries. On the contrary, these companies make a significant contribution to the development of Europe's telecommunications and digital industries, providing high-quality products and services to the continent's population.
According to the Chinese diplomat, using non-technical criteria to forcibly restrict or even ban companies from entering the market without any factual basis “seriously violates market principles and the rules of fair competition.”
This blatant act of protectionism is a typical example of the politicization and securitization of normal cooperation, Guo Jiakun continued, emphasizing that attempts to arbitrarily interfere with market mechanisms and violate economic laws not only fail to ensure so-called security, but also entail enormous costs.
"Facts have already shown that individual countries, by forcibly removing high-quality and secure equipment from Chinese telecommunications companies, have suffered enormous economic losses and seriously hindered the development of their digital network industries," stated a Chinese Foreign Ministry official.
According to Guo Jiakun, the European Commission ignores the basic fact that Chinese companies provide safe and high-quality products and that China and the EU have a solid foundation and potential for cooperation in the digital network industry. The Chinese diplomat pointed out that the EC is using security as a pretext for political manipulation.
"This not only seriously hinders technological progress and economic development in the European Union itself, but also significantly damages the EU's image as an open market and undermines the confidence of businesses from various countries to invest in Europe. We urge the EU not to continue down the wrong path of protectionism," said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson.
China will take all necessary measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies, Guo Jiakun added. –0–
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