Germany considering China export restrictions, economy minister tells FAZ

BERLIN, March 21 (Reuters) - Germany is considering export restrictions to China similar to those already in place in the United States, Economy Minister Robert Habeck told the Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung newspaper.

"We have to prevent losing our technology leadership because we don't look closely," he told the Wednesday edition of the paper, adding: "Export controls shouldn't exist everywhere, but in certain critical sectors, we should become stricter."

While it wouldn't be possible to simply remove components made by Chinese company Huawei from Germany's 5G network, in future, "we should do without it," he said.

(Writing by Miranda Murray, Editing by Friederike Heine)