China hopes India will make independent judgement on permitting Huawei in 5G trails
China on Tuesday hoped that India would make an "independent and objective" judgement on permitting its telecom giant Huawei in 5G trials and services in the country.
The US has banned Huawei, the world's leader in telecom equipment and the number two smartphone producer, over concerns of security and Washington has been pressuring other countries to restrict the operations of the Chinese telecom firm.
India, however, is yet to take a call on whether it intends to place curbs on Huawei or allow the Chinese telecom equipment maker to participate in the upcoming 5G trials.
Asked whether China was worried that India would prevent Huawei from taking part in 5G trials, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Huawei has been doing business for a long-time in India and made remarkable contribution to India's economic and social development.
"On the issue of Chinese enterprises' participation in 5G construction in India, we hope that the Indian side can make an independent and