Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference on September 16. A reporter asked. According to reports, the European Telecom lobbying organization Connect Europe issued an open letter on September 15 stating that the amendments to the “Cybersecurity Law” introduced by the European Commission will force European telecom companies to increase 40 billion euros for equipment replacement, leading to exhaustion of funds that could have been used for the construction of optical fiber, 5G, and 6G networks. Signed by the heads of 17 major European telecom companies. What comments does the Chinese side have on this? Guo Jiakun said that the Chinese side has taken note of the relevant reports. The relevant agencies have previously assessed that the bill may cause losses of up to 360 billion euros over the next five years. This time, European telecom companies issued an open letter proving once again that the EU's relevant practices hurt others and are not good for themselves. Protectionism cannot be exchanged for competitiveness; it will only miss out on opportunities for digital transformation and development, damage Europe's economic and social development and market openness image, and affect the confidence of enterprises from various countries to invest in Europe. We hope that the EU will listen to the rational voices of all sectors in Europe and avoid adopting discriminatory restrictions.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference on September 16. A reporter asked. According to reports, the European Telecom lobbying organization Connect Europe issued an open letter on September 15 stating that the amendments to the “Cybersecurity Law” introduced by the European Commission will force European telecom companies to increase 40 billion euros for equipment replacement, leading to exhaustion of funds that could have been used for the construction of optical fiber, 5G, and 6G networks. Signed by the heads of 17 major European telecom companies. What comments does the Chinese side have on this? Guo Jiakun said that the Chinese side has taken note of the relevant reports. The relevant agencies have previously assessed that the bill may cause losses of up to 360 billion euros over the next five years. This time, European telecom companies issued an open letter proving once again that the EU's relevant practices hurt others and are not good for themselves. Protectionism cannot be exchanged for competitiveness; it will only miss out on opportunities for digital transformation and development, damage Europe's economic and social development and market openness image, and affect the confidence of enterprises from various countries to invest in Europe. We hope that the EU will listen to the rational voices of all sectors in Europe and avoid adopting discriminatory restrictions.