Trump administration marshals allies for 6G race with China

U.S. President Donald J. Trump with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

By John Hendel • Jul 27, 2026

The Trump administration on Monday will launch a global partnership with more than 20 allies to accelerate the development of secure 6G wireless networks, officials first shared with POLITICO, as Washington seeks to blunt China’s influence over the next generation of telecommunications.

The initiative includes countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, and is intended to help coordinate governments’ 6G strategies years before the technology is expected to begin replacing 5G networks in the 2030s.

It establishes points of contact across participating governments, shares technical resources and lays the groundwork for commercial deployment. It also advances President Donald Trump’s push for U.S. leadership in 6G after last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act charted a path to advance next-generation wireless networks, and a December presidential memorandum that directed diplomatic coalition building.