【英文】太平洋论坛报告：北约应联合应对中国挑战（44页）

英文研究报告 2023年04月10日 07:42 管理员

Following recommendations from the European Commission in March 2019, in October the Council finalized a coordinated risk assessment of 5G network security. In January a Toolbox of Mitigation Measures for 5G Security was published with member states called to implement the main toolbox measures. 38 The result has been that, while never named, Huawei has been de facto excluded from the most sensitive areas of 5G network development. China has not been singled out as a villain and Huawei’s lower-tech products, such as cellphones, are widely available. The UK, on the contrary, has been criticized by Beijing for its unilateral decision to remove all Huawei technology from sensitive security networks by 2027. 38 European Commission,” EU Toolbox for 5G Security,” Mar. 24, 2021.

During the years of the Trump administration, in which both China and Europe became victims of the trade war launched by Washington, there was a sense, initially, that Brussels and Beijing could find common ground. Although it was not stated, a common adversary helped in this rapprochement. At the end of 2020, the Chinese government indicated willingness to conclude negotiations for an EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investments (CAI). Such an agreement had been first proposed in 2013, although negotiations had been on hold for several years. Seen from Brussels, the agreement was designed to give the EU the same advantages as the US-China Phase One Trade Deal negotiated with the Trump administration in 2020.