Japan decides to exclude Huawei, ZTE from gov't procurement

Japan has decided to effectively exclude Chinese telecommunication equipment giants Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. from public procurement from April, government sources said Monday, reflecting U.S. concerns over the companies' perceived close ties with the Chinese government.Japan's three major mobile phone carriers plan to take concerted actions with the government, with company sources saying that they will stop using Chinese products in the current mobile base stations and for the next-generation 5G mobile communications networks.The Japanese government's decision comes amid conc…READ FULL ARTICLE