BERLIN — Germany said on Thursday it will phase out the use of components from Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE in its 5G networks in the coming years due to national security concerns.

It was the latest move by Berlin to reduce economic reliance on Beijing that some fear has left it vulnerable and follows warnings from the European Union that the firms pose a risk to the bloc.

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