Czech cyber chief expects Huawei, ZTE to be excluded from more tenders

A woman walks past a Huawei shop in Beijing, China, January 29, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Files

Huawei and ZTE will be left out of more state tenders after the tax authority excluded them, the head of the Czech cyber watchdog, which issued a recent security warning about the Chinese technology firms, said.

The tax office became the first Czech authority to prevent the Chinese groups from taking part in a tender following the cyber watchdog's (NUKIB) warning in December.