# ZTE

Brussels Moves to Ban Huawei and ZTE Gear from EU Networks, Pushing a Fraught Tech‑Sovereignty Agenda

The European Commission is preparing a draft cybersecurity law to make exclusion of so‑called "high‑risk" suppliers—targeting Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese vendors—mandatory across the EU. The proposal seeks to replace a voluntary 2020 framework with binding rules, but faces legal, economic and political hurdles including heavy reliance on Chinese-made solar panels and resistance from telecom operators and some member states.