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Pompeo to Raise Huawei Concerns on Hungary Visit, Official Says

Pompeo to Raise Huawei Concerns on Hungary Visit, Official Says

(Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will tell European allies that U.S. expects them not to abet rivals such as Chinese equipment supplier Huawei Technologies Co., according to a State Department official familiar with the plans.

Pompeo is scheduled to visit Hungary on Monday amid increased effort from the Trump administration to advocate for other providers of next-generation mobile gear due to allegations of espionage and sanctions busting by Huawei.

To contact the reporters on this story: Kasia Klimasinska in Washington at kklimasinska@bloomberg.net;Nick Wadhams in Washington at nwadhams@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Derek Wallbank at dwallbank@bloomberg.net, Joi Preciphs, Kasia Klimasinska

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