"Europe's economic cooperation with China is as vital as transatlantic distancing and is the only way to strengthen itself if it aspires to avoid decline," Rios said.
"China has made huge investments and developed bold policies that have contributed significantly to its progress in the technology research and development that we are seeing today," he said.
"National security is a priority for everyone, but there is no evidence to support a ban on Huawei equipment," he said, pointing out the existing interconnection between European and Chinese tech companies and markets, such as Nokia and Ericsson operating in China and Huawei's cybersecurity labs in Europe.
"Symbolically defeating Huawei may be tantamount to defeating China. But it also subdues, once again, Europe," he concluded. Enditem
Source: xinhuanet.com
