Senator seeks ban on US sharing intelligence with countries using Huawei 5G gear

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), the lawmaker who introduced the bill, said the U.S. should not share intelligence with countries that 'allow an intelligence-gathering arm of the Chinese Communist Party to operate freely within their borders.'

A U.S. lawmaker introduced a bill that would stop the prohibit America from sharing intelligence with countries that use Huawei equipment for their 5G networks.

If the bill is passed it could have big implications for the intelligence-sharing relationship between Washington and some of its closest allies.Fred Dufour | AFP | Getty Imagesfrom sharing intelligence with countries that use Huawei equipment for their 5G networks. 5G refers to next-generation mobile networks that promise super-fast data speeds and the ability to underpin other technologies like driverless cars.

"The United States shouldn't be sharing valuable intelligence information with countries that allow an intelligence-gathering arm of the Chinese Communist Party to operate freely within their borders," Senator Tom Cotton , the lawmaker who introduced the bill on Wednesday, said in a statement.

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