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Trump threatens intelligence block over Huawei: US diplomat

US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell (C, pictured February 14, 2020) said President Donald Trump told him that allies who use Huawei "will jeopardize our ability to share intelligence and information" [AFP/File / THOMAS KIENZLE]

The United States' ambassador to Germany said Sunday that President Donald Trump had threatened to cut off intelligence-sharing with countries that dealt with Chinese tech firm Huawei.

Washington has been pressing allies to ban Huawei, one of the world's largest tech firms, from next-generation 5G mobile data networks, saying it is a security risk.

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