The Swedish telecoms giant wants to avoid potential backlash in China, a major source of revenue for the company

Huawei is battling Swedish sanctions that bar the company from supplying 5G network equipment to the Nordic nation

Executives of Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson said it welcomes market-based competition from rivals including Huawei Technologies Co, which is fighting a decision by regulators to exclude the Shenzhen-based company’s equipment from Sweden’s