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\"QUESTION:<\/strong> Hi, Victoria Waldersee from Reuters. You\u2019ve spoken significantly about Huawei as Chinese firms do hold significant investments in key sectors in Portugal\u2019s economy, and telecommunications operators here are working with Huawei to roll out 5G networks next year. Is this an impediment in U.S.-Portuguese relations, especially considering Trump\u2019s statement yesterday that Huawei is not just a security risk but a security danger, and how will it affect your relationship if China continues to win key contracts in Portugal\u2019s economy? That\u2019s a question for you both.<\/p>\n SECRETARY POMPEO:<\/strong> So, I\u2019ll begin. We\u2019ve approached this very consistently everywhere. It begins with American national security. So we have the privacy interests of American citizens that we want to make sure and protect. And so as we think about where Americans\u2019 information will be, we want to make sure that that information only gets into networks that we trust and that we\u2019re confident that won\u2019t end up in the hands of a malign actor or the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n And so we recognize the sovereignty of every nation, their right to make decisions for themselves, but we have tried for these past couple years to make clear to our friends all around the world of the intended risks, and that they\u2019ll do so via a science and technology-based set of risks. They\u2019ll have to make their own judgments about it.<\/p>\n But as the President said yesterday, it\u2019s not just about one particular company from one particular country. It is about ensuring that information \u2013 we aren\u2019t \u2013 Europe cares deeply about the privacy of its own citizens. It is the case that the leadership in Europe and the EU will have an important role. The leadership in Europe has a responsibility to ensure that the networks on which European private citizens\u2019 information flows are secure and safe and trusted and this information won\u2019t flow to places that that information ought not to be.<\/p>\n And so our mission, the United States mission, has been to share what we know, what we understand, and then how America is thinking about decisions we will have to make in light of where American information travels as well.\"<\/p>",
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