China’s Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has been given a boost after Italy’s new minister of economic development, Stefano Patuanelli, said it should be allowed to participate in the rollout of new 5G networking services in the country.

The minister’s comments came just days after an Italian parliamentary committee said that Chinese companies should be banned from involvement in the development of its superfast networks.

The U.S. government has lobbied Italy and other European allies to avoid using Huawei’s equipment in their 5G networks, and to scrutinize closely any deals with ZTE Corp., saying that they could pose security risks.

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