Pompeo talks China and Brexit to PM Johnson after Huawei ban

LONDON: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed ways to tackle the growing might of China when he met Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday, just a week after London ordered a purge of Huawei gear from its 5G mobile phone network.

President Donald Trump lauded Johnson’s ban on Huawei, claiming that he had forced London’s hand due to concern over China, which he considers to be the United States’ main geopolitical rival of the 21st century. Britain has denied that it made the decision because of U.S. political pressure.