Huawei fires employee arrested in Poland on spying charges
13 January 2019 |
6:20 am
The Chinese telecom giant has sacked a worker accused by Warsaw of spying, saying he has hurt the company's reputation. Huawei is embroiled in a global scandal over whether its technology is being used for espionage.
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