Tensions have escalated between the U.S. and China once again, with Huawei and the South China Sea at the center of their dispute.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence urged allies to turn their backs against the Chinese telecoms giant.

"……….. We must protect our critical telecom infrastructure. And America is calling on all our security partners to be vigilant and to reject any enterprise that would compromise the integrity of our communications technology or our national security systems."

Washington claims Chinese firms is required by Beijing to covertly collect data from overseas and report it to the government.
China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, rejected the allegations and urged to European leaders to ignore Washington's calls for Huawei to be banned from developing 5G wireless infrastructure in their countries.