Posted on 05/31/2020 11:22:07 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Boris Johnson has “changed his mind” over the deal with Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, according to a senior Government source.
The company is to hold crunch talks with Downing Street this week following reports No. 10 is seeking a way out of the deal to let Huawei build 35 percent of the 5G network.
The meeting with Sir Edward Lister, one of Mr. Johnson’s senior aides, has been described as a “clarifying moment” for the company.
A senior Government source told the Sunday Times the Prime Minister wanted to use a new security review “as cover” for getting out of the deal. Another said Mr. Johnson’s “attitude has changed”.
Intelligence officials at the National Cyber Security Center are examining new laws in the US that ban Huawei from using American technology in its equipment.
The US believes Huawei is used by the Chinese state for spying.
It is understood that No. 10 has drawn up a plan to phase out the role of Huawei by a fixed date, with 2023 floated as a possible deadline. …
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Good for Boris.
Boris and Australia’s PM Scott Morrison have no choice. The Donald said recently that he will not partner sharing confidential data with any I5 country associated with Huawei. Thank God!
better late than never
Good to see the Brits coming to their senses...
“better late than never”
Coming as close as he did to dying from Coronavirus (you know, just the flu, bro), sometimes allows a person to better focus on what’s going on around him.
It may be too much to hope for him to kick that leftist slogan “Protect The NHS” to the curb, but miracles can happen.
You have the chinese spies being helped by the democrat party. America sold out by the clintons and obama and the democrat party.
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