Nokia cuts orders with China-listed supplier as U.S. pushes 'clean network'

Telecom sector's supply shift escalates as companies avoid even Chinese capital

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Nokia is the world's second-biggest supplier of telecom network equipment after China's Huawei Technologies. (Photo by Lauly Li)

LAULY LI, Nikkei Asia tech correspondent

TAIPEI -- Nokia, the world's second-largest telecom equipment maker after Huawei Technologies, is stepping up efforts to reduce its supply chain exposure to China amid mounting geopolitical risks, going so far as to slash orders even from non-Chinese companies listed in the country.

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