Boris Johnson insisted the decision to allow Huawei to play a limited role in the UK’s 5G infrastructure would not “imperil our relationship” with the US as he faced a backlash from Tory MPs and US Republicans.
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Britain will let Huawei Technologies play a limited role in building the country’s next-generation mobile phone networks, denying a long-running attempt by the US to have the Chinese tech giant barred.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will put his friendship with US President Donald Trump to the test this week as he announces whether to allow Huawei a role in the country’s 5G wireless broadband networks.
Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have discussed telecommunications network security as the UK government prepares to make a final decision on allowing Huawei to help build Britain’s 5G infrastructure.
A US proposal to further restrict sales to Huawei has encountered objections within the Trump administration and is being held up as officials debate whether the step could harm exporters.
US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross said new rules are coming soon that will put more limits on US companies supplying China’s telecommunications leader Huawei Technologies.
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has said the US is “over-concerned” about the Chinese company and its rise in the world of technology.
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou shouldn’t be dispatched to the US because her alleged crimes don’t meet Canada’s legal tests for extradition, her defence lawyers said at the opening of hearings.
The European Union won’t explicitly ban Huawei Technologies or other 5G equipment vendors when the bloc unveils guidelines for member states to mitigate security risks.
The so-called phase-one US-China trade pact has done little to allay fears about Huawei Technologies’ prospects and those of its key suppliers, two analyst research reports suggest.