The top US diplomat in Brazil said in a newspaper interview that the country may face “consequences” if it allows China’s Huawei Technologies into its 5G network, referring to US warnings that China fails to protect intellectual property.
“EACH COUNTRY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS DECISIONS”
“Each country is responsible for its decisions,” Chapman was quoted as saying. “The consequences we are seeing in the world are that firms involved in intellectual property are scared to make investments in countries where that intellectual property is not protected.”
Chapman added that the US International Development Finance Corp, an agency created by US President Donald Trump to boost US overseas development financing efforts to counter China’s influence, has $60 billion (46 billion pounds) in its coffers. He said the US government has agreed to make money available from the fund to help support allies who choose to buy their telecoms infrastructure from “trustworthy suppliers.”
Earlier this month, a Huawei executive warned that Brazil could suffer years of delay in deploying a 5G telecoms network and higher costs if it succumbs to mounting US pressure to snub the Chinese equipment supplier.