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US to put pressure on UK government after leaked Huawei decision
Source: The Guardian
US to put pressure on UK government after leaked Huawei decision
Britain faces lobbying after Chinese firm wins approval to supply 5G network
Dan Sabbagh, and Daniel Boffey in Brussels
Fri 26 Apr 2019 14.31 BST Last modified on Fri 26 Apr 2019 22.42 BST
Donald Trump’s administration is expected to put further pressure on the UK to reconsider the decision to allow Chinese telecoms company Huawei to help build parts of the UK’s 5G telecoms network.
The US has arranged for a representative from the state department, which has repeatedly warned of the risks of using Huawei, to give a briefing on Monday.
Robert Strayer, a deputy assistant secretary, who has been at the forefront of anti-Huawei lobbying, argued earlier this month that if countries adopt “risk-based security frameworks” it “will lead inevitably to the banning of Huawei”.
The latest US lobbying comes after the leak of a decision by the normally secret UK National Security Council, which agreed to allow Huawei to supply 5G technology after a contested meeting in which five cabinet members raised objections.
The decision at Tuesday’s NSC meeting was forced through, according to one source, on the casting vote of the prime minister with a formal announcement expected later in the spring once further technical safeguards had been prepared.
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Britain faces lobbying after Chinese firm wins approval to supply 5G network
Dan Sabbagh, and Daniel Boffey in Brussels
Fri 26 Apr 2019 14.31 BST Last modified on Fri 26 Apr 2019 22.42 BST
Donald Trump’s administration is expected to put further pressure on the UK to reconsider the decision to allow Chinese telecoms company Huawei to help build parts of the UK’s 5G telecoms network.
The US has arranged for a representative from the state department, which has repeatedly warned of the risks of using Huawei, to give a briefing on Monday.
Robert Strayer, a deputy assistant secretary, who has been at the forefront of anti-Huawei lobbying, argued earlier this month that if countries adopt “risk-based security frameworks” it “will lead inevitably to the banning of Huawei”.
The latest US lobbying comes after the leak of a decision by the normally secret UK National Security Council, which agreed to allow Huawei to supply 5G technology after a contested meeting in which five cabinet members raised objections.
The decision at Tuesday’s NSC meeting was forced through, according to one source, on the casting vote of the prime minister with a formal announcement expected later in the spring once further technical safeguards had been prepared.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/26/huawei-leak-inquiry-philip-hammond-national-security-council