Ali Al Abdullah, president of the Lebanese Chinese Business Association, said his country, along with “many other countries”, would reduce purchases of tech products from Western countries and “turn east for technology” due to safety concerns, adding that Western companies would “suffer major losses”.
“What happened is a lesson for Lebanon and the world,” he told China Global Television Network, a state-backed news channel, in an interview released on Sunday.
There has been no official confirmation from Chinese authorities that imports of telecom products from China to Lebanon would be increased.
The attacks were widely believed to be orchestrated by Israel, Lebanon’s southern neighbour, targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah, but Israel has not directly claimed responsibility for the operation.
