Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) have expressed concern that the Trump Administration may concede on important national security matters related to the development of fifth-generation wireless telecommunications technology (5G) in order to achieve a favorable outcome on trade negotiations.
In a letter to the U.S. Department of State and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Senators underscored “the threats posed by Chinese telecommunications equipment to network security, data privacy, and economic security across the globe” and emphasized the need to keep trade negotiations separate from any changes in policy concerning national security threats posed by Huawei.
