Kelvin Chan

AP Business Writer

In this Feb. 25, 2019 photo, attendees walk to enter at the Mobile World Congress wireless show in Barcelona, Spain. Organizers of the world’s biggest mobile technology fair are pulling the plug over worries about the viral outbreak from China. The annual Mobile World Congress show will no longer be held as planned in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 24-27.

Virus Worries Cancel Mobile World Congress

The plug has been pulled for the annual Mobile World Congress show, considered the world's largest mobile technology expo.

Mobile network phone masts are visible in front of St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020.The Chinese tech firm Huawei has been designated a 'high-risk vendor' but will be given the opportunity to build non-core elements of Britain's 5G network, the government has announced. The company will be banned from the 'core', of the 5G network, and from operating at sensitive sites such as nuclear and military facilities, and its share of the market will be capped at 35%.

Britain to Allow Huawei in 5G Networks

Britain ignored U.S. government warnings that it would sever intelligence cooperation if it did not ban the company.

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U.S.-China Talk Tech Rivalry

China stepped up efforts to overtake western industry leaders in advanced technologies, especially for semiconductors.