United States tells Britain: look again at Huawei 5G decision

LONDON: The United States on Wednesday urged Britain to look again at its decision to allow China’s Huawei a limited role in 5G networks, cautioning that American information should only pass across trusted networks.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson granted Huawei a limited role in Britain’s 5G mobile network on Tuesday, frustrating a global attempt by the United States to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the West’s next-generation communications.

“There is also a chance for the United Kingdom to relook at this as implementation moves forward,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters as he flew to London, according to a pooled report.

“We will make sure that when American information passes across a network we are confident that that network is a trusted one,” he said.