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Malin Oud – human rights activist in Stockholm
Thirty years have passed since Malin Oud first backpacked to China at the age of 18. Most of her friends were going to India at the time. “But I always had to do things differently than the others,” Oud says with a smile. On the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Swede embarks on a seven-month adventure trip […] continue reading →
Huawei’s battle for 5G in Europe: a foot in the door through legal action?
Chinese IT giant Huawei has filed a complaint against Sweden before an international arbitration court. The Nordic state had excluded the company from the 5G network rollout over security concerns – like many other countries. Does the Huawei lawsuit set a dangerous precedent? continue reading →
Huawei sues Sweden over 5G rollout
Chinese tech giant Huawei is suing Sweden at a World Bank arbitration tribunal (ICSID) over its exclusion from the 5G network rollout. A request for arbitration has been filed, according to a release from the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Huawei accuses Sweden of excluding the company from the 5G network rollout […] continue reading →
Björn Jerdén – The shooting star of Swedish research on China
Sweden is really just a supporting actor on the big geopolitical stage. The positions of the Scandinavian state are rarely discussed. But Sweden, like Germany, has trade policy interests. The relationship with the People’s Republic of China has also become increasingly complex – for example, with the arrest of Swedish citizen and bookseller Gui Minhai […] continue reading →
Huawei appeals in Sweden
Chinese network equipment maker Huawei has appealed a court ruling in Sweden that upheld a government ban on its 5G equipment. The court had not carried out “a correct analysis” and the ruling by the Administrative Court in Stockholm raised “fundamental questions”, according to a press release by the group. Huawei had not been heard […] continue reading →
Huawei threatens Sweden with legal action
Chinese network equipment supplier Huawei accuses Sweden of breaching the investment agreement between Sweden and China by excluding the company from the Nordic country’s 5G network, according to a report by local media and trade portal Investment Arbitration Reporter (IAR). Sweden decided in October 2020 to exclude Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE from the rollout […] continue reading →