“I hereby declare a national emergency with respect to this threat” (Image: GETTY)
The President signed an executive order which prevents US companies using certain foreign telecommunications. There is controversy over the role of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei in a number of western countries. Last month the UK’s national security council said the Chinese firm could play a role in providing 5G mobile technology.
In the executive order Trump asserted that “foreign adversaries are increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities in information an communications technology to commit malicious cyber-enabled actions.
“To deal with this threat, additional steps are required to protect the security, integrity, and reliability of communications technology used in the United States.
“I hereby declare a national emergency with respect to this threat.”
The executive order gives the US secretary of commerce the power to “prohibit transactions posing an
