Costa Rica 5G Ban Strains Diplomatic Relations with China
Relations between Costa Rica and China have grown increasingly strained after the Central American nation’s decision to exclude Asian companies from its 5G network development, a move that has prompted sharp criticism from Chinese officials. Wang Xiaoyao, the ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, indicated that it seems Costa Rica does not want scientific and technical cooperation from her country
The embassy stated that “the United States has fabricated and spread all kinds of false information about ‘the threat of Chinese hackers’ and used it to discredit China’s image,” while “the United States is the world’s true hacker empire, abusing its technological advantage to conduct wiretapping and espionage around the world, even on its allies.”
https://ticotimes.net/2025/01/19/costa-rica-5g-ban-strains-diplomatic-relations-with-china