• United Kingdom.Johnson yields to pressure from Trump and expels Chinese Huawei from its 5G: "We need to be able to trust the network"

The consequences of the decision made yesterday by the United Kingdom to exclude Huawei from its 5G network are ongoing and today, in a three-way crossroads between Washington, London and Beijing, the debate on the true reasons for have led to the veto over technology. "I did it myself, I have the highest share of responsibility. If they want to do business with us, they cannot use their technology," the president of the United States claimed this morning. The Chinese government, for its part, has accused the British of allowing themselves to be "swindled" by the Americans, while sending a new threat: "There will be a price to pay."

Meanwhile, from the United Kingdom, where Trump's words have been very bad, since it makes them seem malleable to the opinion of the Republican, they justify the decision based on technical and non-diplomatic criteria. "We all know what (Trump) is like, right? But in this case we are talking about a rather sensitive issue," British Health Minister Matt Hancock replied irritably. "Many people will try to appropriate this decision, but the truth is that it was based on technical advice from the National Cybersecurity Center, which is intended to ensure that we have the highest possible quality of 5G in the future."

Even so, the Chinese understand this turn of the British with respect to Huawei, which in January had been guaranteed 35% of the network, as an approach towards Washington, a first step towards the end of equidistance and towards alignment. with the United States in the current trade war. "Beijing will take the necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate interests of Chinese companies. The United Kingdom made a wrong decision that seriously undermines the interests of our companies , as well as mutual trust between Beijing and London," they declare from its Foreign Ministry.

Meanwhile, the Chinese ambassador to the British capital, Liu Xiaoming, has pointed directly to the influence of the American president in this decision. "Listening to all the rhetoric about it, it is clear that the United Kingdom has succumbed to the hawks and opponents that are against China," criticizes the diplomat. "We are not asking them to take sides with China or the United States, what we are doing is asking them to choose the right decision. The United Kingdom can only be great when it has an independent foreign policy."

According to yesterday's announcement, the purchase of Huawei components for the 5G network will be banned from next year from all telecommunications companies, and any device that is already installed must be replaced within a maximum period of seven years. The company, which continues to insist on its independence and that it is not linked to the Government of the Asian country, is a leader in its sector worldwide, and points to the inability of US companies to compete with them as one of the reasons for this. Bell.

The problem for the British is that China has already announced that there will be "consequences" within its own market. "It is a test of where the country is going to direct its market from when it consumes Brexit, and we will see if British companies in China are given an open, fair and discrimination-free ecosystem," says Zhao Lijian, spokesman for the Chinese foreign minister.

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