China blasts Germany over reported plan to ban Huawei, ZTE

Germany’s cybersecurity agency and interior ministry reportedly made the decision to ban Chinese tech giants after examining the country’s 5G networks for potential security risks [File: Martin Meissner/AP]

China is “strongly dissatisfied” with Germany’s reported plans to ban Huawei and ZTE from the country’s 5G network, the Chinese embassy has said.

“If the report is true, China is very puzzled and strongly dissatisfied that the relevant German government departments made the above decision without any factual basis,” the embassy in Berlin said in a statement on Wednesday.