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EU to tighten cybersecurity rules, targeting Chinese tech firms \u2013 Firstpost<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-01-20 05:21:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. The EU will unveil plans to keep Chinese tech firms away from the European critical infrastructure. The European Commission will publish its proposal revising cybersecurity rules in a bid to clamp down on foreign companies.The European Union is expected to unveil plans on Tuesday to keep Chinese suppliers away from the European critical infrastructure, as the block reduces dependencies on third world countries.\u00a0\u00a0The relations between Brussels and Beijing are worsening as the EU has taken strong measures on trade relations with China.\u00a0\u00a0The European Commission will publish its proposal revising cybersecurity rules in a bid to clamp down on foreign companies seen as posing security risks amid tariffs tension from the US and Greenland issue.\u00a0\u00a0STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADSome security concerns are often raised by Washington against China describing it as unfair competition.\u00a0\u00a0The EU executive in 2023 urged member states to exclude Huawei and ZTE equipment from their mobile networks due to security risks, but now wants to make it a compulsory ban, a European official said.The United States has long banned Huawei and tried to convince other allies to follow the same steps fearing that its products can be used to monitor communications.\u00a0\u00a0Any EU mandatory restrictions could extend to Chinese companies making other products, including solar panels.The commission also seeks to include sovereignty criteria in the scheme certifying that the cyber security of cloud services would exclude US companies which currently dominate the European market.\u00a0\u00a0The EU wants to increase competitiveness and boost investment but critics say it is difficult when telecoms and defence are fragmented with different national rules.\u00a0\u00a0In a win for tech giants, a draft document seen by AFP made no mention of \u201cfair share\u201d payments from the world\u2019s biggest web companies for the large amounts of bandwidth they use.The EU executive will also give member states until 2035 to move off copper telecommunications networks, according to the draft document.HomeTechEU to tighten cybersecurity rules, targeting Chinese tech firmsEnd of Article
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