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US asks allies to shun Huawei equipment as sector stocks fall

People walk past a sign board of Huawei at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Shanghai. [Photo: Reuters]

The US government is trying to persuade wireless and internet providers in allied countries to avoid telecommunications equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

The move would further pile pressure on the world’s biggest telecom gear maker, which is under scrutiny from Western intelligence agencies for its perceived ties to China’s government and the possibility its equipment could be used for espionage.

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