LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson granted Huawei a limited role in Britain's 5G mobile network on Tuesday , resisting US pressure to exclude the Chinese company from next generation communications over fears Beijing could use them to spy.
The decision will dismay President Donald Trump's administration which fears China could use Huawei to access Western communications. It warned London that giving Huawei a role would risk intelligence cooperation.Advertisement"This is a UK-specific solution for UK-specific reasons and the decision deals with the challenges we face right now," Communications Secretary Nicky Morgan said following a meeting of the National Security Council chaired by Johnson.
China's ambassador to London Liu Xiaoming said last year that a block on Huawei would hurt Chinese trade and investment in Britain, telling the BBC it would"send a very bad message not only to Huawei but also to Chinese businesses". "This evidence-based decision will result in a more advanced, more secure and more cost-effective telecoms infrastructure that is fit for the future. It gives the UK access to world-leading technology and ensures a competitive market," Huawei vice president Victor Zhang said.A US official involved in talks with the UK said the limitations were a positive step, but didn't go far enough.
Sources told Reuters last week that senior British officials had proposed granting Huawei a limited 5G role, a"calculated compromise" which could be presented as a tough restriction to Washington, while accepted by British operators.
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