Huawei decision weighs technological benefits against political risks
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#4YGAS)
US has been lobbying hard against Chinese firm but has yet to give UK a good enough reason to change stance
Boris Johnson is expected to meet members of the national security council on Tuesday to decide whether the Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei should be allowed to supply equipment for the UK's 5G mobile phone networks.
Intelligence services and armed forces chiefs will be on hand to give advice, but the final decision will be taken by a core group of politicians including Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, Priti Patel, the home secretary, and the defence secretary, Ben Wallace.
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