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Huawei says it's fired an executive charged with espionage in Poland

Jan 12, 2019, 19:03 IST

AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File

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  • Wang Weijing, an executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei, has been fired following his charges of espionage in Poland.
  • It's the second arrest of a Huawei executive in two months after Meng Wanzhou, the company's chief financial officer and its founder's daughter, was arrested for violating US sanctions in conducting business with Iran.
  • The US has warned that Huawei could be used in spying efforts from China.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei said on Saturday it had terminated the employment of a Chinese worker arrested on spying allegations in Poland.

Polish authorities on Friday arrested Wang Weijing and a former Polish security official on spying allegations, a move that could fuel Western security concerns about the telecoms equipment maker.

Read more: A 2nd Huawei executive has been arrested - this time in Poland on suspicion of spying for the Chinese government

Huawei said in a statement that its employee's alleged actions "have no relation to the company". The company added that the decision was made as the incident has brought the company into disrepute.

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Huawei, the world's biggest producer of telecoms equipment, faces intense scrutiny in the West over its relationship with the Chinese government and U.S.-led allegations that its equipment could be used by Beijing for spying.

(Reporting by James Pomfret; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)

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