https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-huawei/europe-must-maintain-own-course-after-u-s-blacklisting-of-huawei-germany-idUSKCN1SM27E >German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the powerful BDI industry association distanced themselves on Thursday from the U.S. government's decision to put Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei Technologies on a blacklist.