United Kingdom Next-generation communication standard “5G” to China Huawei exclusion 6:15, July 15
The British government has announced that it will change its policy of partially allowing the use of Chinese telecommunications equipment giant Huawei's equipment over the next generation telecommunications standard "5G" and will eliminate it by 2027. ..
Regarding the development of the next generation communication standard "5G" communication network, the British government decided to partially allow the use of Huawei's equipment up to 35% in January, but then the United States We were in the process of reviewing it because of the strengthening of sanctions against Huawei.
The British government held a National Security Council on the 14th and decided to eliminate all Huawei equipment by 2027 and ban new products from next year.
Dauden Digital explained in a parliament that the US sanctions made the Huawei product security unreliable.
Regarding the use of Huawei's equipment, the U.S., which has deepened confrontation with China, has urged the United Kingdom to revise its response, and the ruling party has been enacted in response to the enforcement of anti-government law in Hong Kong.・Critical criticisms of China from the Conservative Party were growing, and voices calling for a revision were growing.
Following this decision, the Chinese side is expected to strongly oppose, and it is expected that the relationship between the two countries, which was once said to be the “Golden Age”, will deteriorate.
Huawei UK corporation "urges the government to reconsider"
Huawei's UK corporation made a statement about this, stating, "This disappointing decision is bad news for UK users."
And revisit the UK government, saying, "Development of the UK digital sector may slow down, increasing the cost of communication for consumers. It may lower the development level of the UK rather than raise it, we urge the government to reconsider." I asked.
He added, "The new regulatory measures in the United States will not affect the resilience or safety of the products we offer in the UK. Unfortunately, our future in the United Kingdom has been politicized. Is due to US trade policy and not a safety issue."
Huawei attaches great importance to its European operations, of which it has been operating in the UK for 20 years, has 1,600 employees and in 2010 established a cybersecurity assessment center.
Just last month, it announced that it will invest 130 billion yen in Japanese yen and establish a research and development and manufacturing center for optoelectronic engineering with 400 employees, and this decision will force Huawei to review its strategy. That's right.
Ambassador of China to the United Kingdom "Disappointing Wrong Decision"
China's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Liu Xiaoming, posted on Twitter and rebutted, "It's a disappointing wrong decision. I doubt if the UK can provide an open, fair and non-discriminatory business environment to foreign companies." ..
US Secretary of State "Welcome to UK decision"
US Secretary of State Pompey issued a statement yesterday, saying that "welcome the British decision."
Secretary of State Pompei has argued that Huawei is a Trojan horse for the Chinese government to gather information, saying that Huawei is dangerous, and repeatedly asked the alliance Britain to change its response. "The momentum to support safe 5G is increasing," he pointed out.
In addition, Secretary Pompei named Japan's NTT etc. as a "clean telecommunications company" that does not use Huawei's equipment, saying, "In each country, 5G equipment and software threaten national security, privacy, intellectual property, human rights. We need to make sure there is no such thing," and reminded allies to eliminate Huawei.