China said Thursday that the so-called "risk posed by 5G technology" was just a pretext the US used to suppress China. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a daily press briefing in Beijing on Thursday. Vince Cable, former UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, said Monday that the UK government's decision to ban Huawei 5G equipment and services "had nothing to do with national security," and was because of American pressure. "This is further evidence that 'national security' and the so-called 'risk posed by 5G technology' is just a pretext the…