5G: breakthrough by the British government, Huawei excluded. The company's response: Kingdom will lag behind
2020-07-14T13:42:36.931Z
Turnaround announced by the British government: the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has been excluded from supplies for the new 5G network in the United Kingdom since 31 December. The decision was formalized by the National Security Council under the chairmanship of Boris Johnson to be later announced in Parliament by Minister Oliver Dowden. It reverses the green light, albeit limited, given to Huawei in recent months from London. And it realigns Johnson to US wishes, at the cost of having to face threats of commercial retaliation in Brexit times by a partner of the weight of Beijing: already furious about the clash with the Kingdom on the Hong Kong dossier. Dowden, owner of the Ministry of Culture, Digital, Media and Sport, also explained to the House of Commons that all the still active components supplied by Huawei to the British network (starting with 4G) in the last 15 years will have to be removed "within 2027 ". The course correction was decided on the basis of a further revision of the dossier entrusted by the government to the intelligence agencies to evaluate the impact on British national security of the additional sanctions recently imposed by the American ally against the Chinese company. "We have always clearly rated Huawei as a high-risk supplier," said the minister, "and we were clear from the start that the National Cyber Security Center would re-examine its indication (favorable initially to maintaining a partial collaboration.) with the holding, editor's note) where necessary ". Claim canceled now, he said, due to "significant concrete changes" to the national security of British networks "to be taken into consideration". Parallel to the announcement, the president of Huawei UK, lord John Browne, former boss of the BP and member of the British Upper House, has announced his resignation. The break with the Asian giant, anticipated by the media in recent days and urged in recent months also by a group of about sixty Tory hawks in the majority that supports the Johnson government, adds to the incandescent controversies on the imposition by Beijing of a draconian security law in Hong Kong. Initiative which London reacted by announcing the opening of a facilitated path to grant the citizenship of the Kingdom to a potential audience of 3 million inhabitants of the former Chinese colony: an offer that, according to media reports, could be accepted in the foreseeable future by 200,000 people. The Chinese ambassador to Great Britain had already responded to the slap by threatening commercial retaliation if London - after about 20 years of dialogue, business and growing exchange policies promoted in particular by the governments of Tony Blair and David Cameron - had decided to "become an enemy of China". The British rethinking of Huawei's participation in 5G networks plans "is a disappointing decision and bad news for anyone with a cell phone in the UK." Huawei Brew spokesman Ed Brewster said, condemning the announcement of Boris Johnson's government. It is a choice that "does not advance, but makes the Kingdom fall behind" on the technological front, the spokesman continues, inviting Johnson to retrace his steps. The company also denies that US restrictions have an impact on the "safety of products" supplied across the Channel and reports that the issue has been "politicized" by Washington.
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July 14, 2020: British government announced turnaround: Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has been excluded from supplies for the new 5G network in the United Kingdom since December 31. The decision was formalized by the National Security Council under the chairmanship of Boris Johnson to be later announced in Parliament by Minister Oliver Dowden. It reverses the green light, albeit limited, given to Huawei in recent months from London. And it realigns Johnson to US wishes, at the cost of having to face threats of commercial retaliation in Brexit times by a partner of the weight of Beijing: already furious about the clash with the Kingdom on the Hong Kong dossier. Dowden, owner of the Ministry of Culture, Digital, Media and Sport, also explained to the House of Commons that all the still active components supplied by Huawei to the British network (starting with 4G) in the last 15 years will have to be removed "within 2027 ". The course correction was decided on the basis of a further revision of the dossier entrusted by the government to the intelligence agencies to evaluate the impact on British national security of the additional sanctions recently imposed by the American ally against the Chinese company. "We have always clearly rated Huawei as a high-risk supplier," said the minister, "and we were clear from the start that the National Cyber Security Center would re-examine its indication (favorable initially to maintaining a partial collaboration.) with the holding, editor's note) where necessary ". Claim canceled now, he said, due to "significant concrete changes" to the national security of British networks "to be taken into consideration". Parallel to the announcement, the president of Huawei UK, lord John Browne, former boss of the BP and member of the British Upper House, has announced his resignation. The break with the Asian giant, anticipated by the media in recent days and urged in recent months also by a group of about sixty Tory hawks in the majority that supports the Johnson government, adds to the incandescent controversies on the imposition by Beijing of a draconian security law in Hong Kong. Initiative which London reacted by announcing the opening of a facilitated path to grant the citizenship of the Kingdom to a potential audience of 3 million inhabitants of the former Chinese colony: an offer that, according to media reports, could be accepted in the foreseeable future by 200,000 people. The Chinese ambassador to Great Britain had already responded to the slap by threatening commercial retaliation if London - after about 20 years of dialogue, business and growing exchange policies promoted in particular by the governments of Tony Blair and David Cameron - had decided to "become an enemy of China". The British rethinking of Huawei's participation in 5G networks plans "is a disappointing decision and bad news for anyone with a cell phone in the UK." Huawei Brew spokesman Ed Brewster said, condemning the announcement of Boris Johnson's government. It is a choice that "does not advance, but makes the Kingdom fall behind" on the technological front, the spokesman continues, inviting Johnson to retrace his steps. The company also denies that US restrictions have an impact on the "safety of products" supplied across the Channel and reports that the issue has been "politicized" by Washington.
