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Former Huawei director again detained in Poland for spying for China

Weijing Wang (C) has been detained under a court order that was issued following a prosecution appeal against a decision of a Warsaw court which released him from detention in June 2021. Wojciech Olkuśnik/PAP

A former Huawei tech giant director has again been arrested by the Polish Internal Security Agency on charges of spying for China, PAP has been told by a spokesman for the minister-coordinator of special services.

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The Polish government will develop and present its position on the issue of Chinese tech giant Huawei to the European Commission (EC) by the end of June, Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs Wanda Buk said on Thursday.

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The country’s main mobile operators, including Play, T-Mobile Polska and Orange, already use Huawei equipment. It is feared that banning Huawei would push up prices and slow down efforts to introduce new technologies.

Pole and Chinese national detained for spying - security agency

Piotr D., a Pole, and Wejing W., a Chinese national, (full names withheld under Polish law) were arrested by the Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) on Tuesday and charged with spying.

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