"U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday and the top White House economic adviser dismissed an unusual suggestion from U.S. Attorney General William Barr that the United States consider taking control of two major foreign rivals of China-based Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.
Barr, a former general counsel at Verizon Communications Inc <VZ.N>, said on Thursday the United States and its allies should consider taking a "controlling stake" in Finland's Nokia <NOKIA.HEand Sweden's Ericsson <ERICb.ST> to counter Huawei's dominance in next-generation 5G wireless technology.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow added later on Friday that the United States was working closely with Nokia and Ericsson, saying the companies' equipment was essential to the buildout of 5G infrastructure."
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