Huawei executive says US has 'no evidence' to back ban

BARCELONA, Spain -- A Huawei Technologies senior executive insisted on Tuesday that "no evidence" supports U.S. claims that his company's products pose a security risk, and he urged telecommunications businesses across the globe to choose the Chinese provider for their 5G networks.

"Huawei has not and will never plant 'back doors,'" Deputy Chairman Guo Ping, who also serves as a rotating chairman of the company, said in a speech at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.