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CNN: China’s Huawei to build Russia’s 5G network

By CNN.

Published June 6, 2019 at 2:36 pm

The Huawei logo is display during CES 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 12 and features about 3,900 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 170,000 attendees.

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Embattled Chinese tech company Huawei has struck a deal to build Russia’s first 5G wireless network.

The agreement with Russia’s largest carrier, MTS, was signed on the sidelines of talks in Moscow between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.