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Facing More Pressure from Washington, Britain Pushes Back on Huawei
Dependence

Adam Xu

   WASHINGTON - The Trump administration's campaign to keep Chinese tech
   giant Huawei out of its allies' 5G networks appears to be gaining
   ground in Britain.

   Last year the British government concluded that although Huawei posed a
   "significantly increased risk" to British communications, the
   government decided to ban Huawei only from the country's so-called
   network "core," but otherwise allow it to attain up to 35%
   ofBritain's5G network market.

   That position changed after months of lobbying by U.S. officials, when
   British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said last month that the country
   was examining possibilities for completely excluding Huawei from its 5G
   network by 2023.

   Now, British officials are trying to [1]forge an alliance
   of10democracies todevelop their own 5G technology and reduce dependence
   on the Chinese firm.

References

   1. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/downing-street-plans-new-5g-club-of-democracies-bfnd5wj57

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