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\"VICE PRESIDENT PENCE: [...] As the United States continues our negotiations with China for a free and fair reciprocal trade deal, as you and I discussed today, the United States urges Ireland and all our allies in Europe to reject equipment that could compromise the integrity of our shared telecom infrastructure.<\/p>\n
It is well known that Chinese law requires Chinese telecom companies to provide Beijing\u2019s vast security apparatus with access to any data that touches their network. And we believe, in the United States, that there\u2019s no place for untrusted vendors anywhere in our secure 5G supply chain. And we\u2019re working with telecom companies across the world to develop 5G alternatives to Huawei. And we hope, Taoiseach Varadkar, to have the opportunity to work with the Republic of Ireland in this endeavor as well.\"<\/p>", "quote": null, "citation": "