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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly changed his mind on allowing Huawei to build 35 per cent of Britain’s 5G networks. The government is also exploring state support for British tech companies to replace the UK’s dependence on Chinese firms.
There has been uproar in the Five Eyes intelligence community since Prime Minister Johnson gave the go-ahead in January for Chinese company Huawei, considered “effectively state-owned”, to construct the future of Britain’s telecommunications networks. The U.S. had warned that Huawei could facilitate Beijing to spy on the UK by building a “backdoor” into British systems.
Amidst pressure from within the Tory government, the Chinese coronavirus coverup, and the continuing suppression of democracy in Hong Kong, the prime minister’s position has reportedly altered, with a senior source in the British administration telling The Times on Sunday that “Boris’s attitude has changed” on the tech firm.
Last week, GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) confirmed that it would be reviewing Huawei’s involvement in 5G after the U.S. imposed sanctions on the Chinese company, prohibiting it from using American technology. As a result, Huawei may use, in future, unsafe components that could compromise British data. A second source told The Times yesterday that the intelligence review was a “cover” for getting out of the agreement with the Chinese company.
Boris 'Changed His Mind' on Huawei, Govt Explores Support for UK Tech
There has been uproar in the Five Eyes intelligence community since Prime Minister Johnson gave the go-ahead in January for Chinese company Huawei, considered “effectively state-owned”, to construct the future of Britain’s telecommunications networks. The U.S. had warned that Huawei could facilitate Beijing to spy on the UK by building a “backdoor” into British systems.
Amidst pressure from within the Tory government, the Chinese coronavirus coverup, and the continuing suppression of democracy in Hong Kong, the prime minister’s position has reportedly altered, with a senior source in the British administration telling The Times on Sunday that “Boris’s attitude has changed” on the tech firm.
Last week, GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) confirmed that it would be reviewing Huawei’s involvement in 5G after the U.S. imposed sanctions on the Chinese company, prohibiting it from using American technology. As a result, Huawei may use, in future, unsafe components that could compromise British data. A second source told The Times yesterday that the intelligence review was a “cover” for getting out of the agreement with the Chinese company.
Boris 'Changed His Mind' on Huawei, Govt Explores Support for UK Tech
