TOKYO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Tuesday for safeguards to ensure Chinese firms do not hand over private data to Beijing amid mounting security concerns over equipment made by telecommunications giant Huawei.

Speaking at Keio University in Tokyo, Merkel said there was a “big debate” in Germany about using Huawei equipment, with growing calls to prevent the firm building 5G networks around the world.

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