The UK approves the phased removal of the Chinese telecoms giant from its 5G network despite warnings from Beijing.

The United Kingdom has bowed to US pressure and approved the phased removal of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from its 5G network despite warnings of retaliation from Beijing.

Tuesday's policy reversal handed a significant victory to US President Donald Trump's administration in its geopolitical and trade battle with China.

But it threatens to further damage the UK's relations with the Asian power and carries a big cost for UK mobile providers that have relied on Huawei equipment for nearly 20 years.

Oliver Dowden, the UK's digital secretary, announced the move in Parliament on Tuesday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson chaired meetings with his Cabinet and the National Security Council.
"From the end of this year, telecoms providers must not buy any 5G equipment from Huawei," he told MPs.

The new guidelines also require all existing Huawei

Huawei had been reportedly pushing for the full ban to be delayed till after the UK's next general election, scheduled to take place in 2024, that could potentially bring a new government to power with a more sympathetic approach.

Huawei's reaction
"This disappointing decision is bad news for anyone in the UK with a mobile phone. It threatens to move Britain into the digital slow lane, push up bills and deepen the digital divide. Instead of 'levelling up' the government is levelling down and we urge them to reconsider," Huawei said after the announcement of the ban.

"Regrettably our future in the UK has become politicised, this is about US trade policy and not security."

Johnson angered Trump and upset some members of his own Conservative party by allowing the Chinese 5G leader to help roll out the UK's speedy new data network in January.

The UK was then completing its departure from the European Union and looking to establish strong ties with powerful Asian economies that could fulfil Johnson's vision of a "global Britain".

But the Trump administration told the UK government that its decision imperilled intelligence sharing and could even result in the relocation of some US fighter jets from England.

US stance
Washington believes the private Chinese company could either spy for Beijing or shut down rival countries' 5G networks in times of war.

Huawei has always denied this and pointed to 20 years of cooperation with British security agencies that checked on the safety of its existing 3G and 4G networks.

The British review was triggered by new US sanctions in May that blocked Huawei's access to US chips and semiconductors at the heart of 5G networks.

The restriction raised the possibility of Huawei having to switch from trusted US suppliers to alternatives whose safety could not be guaranteed by UK security agencies.

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the fight is about to get really dirty

This is getting interesting

nairavsdollars:
Trump is fighting a lost battle

well He just won the first round, let's see what China will up to in 2nd round..

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Whether we want to believe it or not, there's a third world war going on to prove supremacy. And this time, nobody is using gun to shoot the other.

why would they ban improvement. eh

Make all these actions and inactions sha no lead to WW3

Long overdue!

EU and Africa should follow suite

Africa is the last stronghold of China, so much is not expected

Wow! And this keeps getting more interesting.
Huawei is a good phone anyways...


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US probably blackmailed them with trade deals cancellation since the UK has now left the EU.

We are taking over


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Long overdue!

EU and Africa should follow suite

I can bet my left balls U have no idea what was written up there and only commented becos U saw BAN and 5G in d same sentence... Let me help U and U fellow conspiracy theorists understand d whole passage clearly, THE UK DIDNT BAN 5G... DEY ONLY BANNED HUAWEI FROM SUPPLYING ANY 5G EQUIPMENT

No wonderful their security pernnels were all on me bc of this Huawei phone

now the fight Begins. US vs CHINA

UK is obviously trying to please USA for sweet trade deal as they are leaving EU and also a retaliation towards Chinese government attitude towards Hong Kong


anyways,it serves china right....they were infiltrating the world with their spyware

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Very good

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Great. God one Boris. Everyone should stay away from those inhumane people.
China simply wants to install surveillance wares through their latest devices to steal information and no telling what more damage than even that.

US saw it earlier. Chinese are cunning

Like for US or Share for China

Trump is fighting a lost battle

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