US calls Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio 'clean telco' for rejecting work with China's Huawei

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday reiterated his attack on Chinese telecom company Huawei, calling it one of tools of Chinese Communist Party's surveillance state and said that tide is turning toward trusted 5G vendors and away from Huawei. He listed Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio as among "Clean Telcos" of world for refusing to do business with Chinese companies like Huawei.

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" tide is turning toward trusted 5G vendors and away from Huawei. world’s leading telecom companies—Telefonica, Orange, Jio, Telstra, and many more—are becoming “Clean Telcos.” y are rejecting doing business with tools of CCP surveillance state, like Huawei," Pompeo said in a tweet.

In ar tweet, he said CCP’s behaviour could put American people’s security at risk.

According to media reports, Huawei has filed over 3,100 patents for 5G tech and claims to have secured over 90 contracts for 5G installations globally. Despite its successes, Huawei faces significant pushback from governments in EU, U.K., and, particularly, U.S.

'Free nations deal in true friendship'

Earlier this month, China reportedly threatened to punish British bank, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), and to break commitments to build nuclear power plants in United Kingdom unless London allows Huawei to build its 5G network because UK questioned its role in handling of Coronavirus pandemic.

Coming to UK's defence, Pompeo had slammed China saying  nation's browbeating of London-headquartered HSBC bank to pressurise UK for its projects should serve as a cautionary tale. In a statement, he said Shenzhen-based Huawei is an extension of Chinese Communist Party's surveillance state. 

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" US stands with its allies and partners against Chinese Communist Party's coercive bullying tactics. Chinese Communist Party's browbeating of HSBC, in particular, should serve as a cautionary tale,” Pompeo said.

" United States stands ready to assist our friends in UK with any needs y have, from building secure and reliable nuclear power plants to developing trusted 5G solutions that protect ir citizens’ privacy. Free nations deal in true friendship and desire mutual prosperity, t political and corporate kowtows,” he said.

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Facebook-Jio deal gets CCI's d

Meanwhile, in India, Competition Commission on Wednesday said it has cleared Facebook's proposed acquisition of 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms, digital arm of Reliance Industries. USD 5.7 billion (Rs 43,574 crore) deal -- single largest FDI in techlogy sector in India -- was anunced in April. US social-networking major had set up a separate entity Jaadhu Holdings LLC for making investment.

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(With PTI inputs)