Britain knows it’s selling out its national security to Huawei

The real reason for Britain's nonexclusion of Huawei was kept under wraps by its government: fear of retaliation. After Brexit, London sees itself as dependent on Beijing's goodwill. In an interview with the Global Times on Jan. 20, the Chinese ambassador to Britain made it clear that an exclusion of Huawei would severely damage economic and political relations. And for Johnson, the threats from Beijing-a government with expansive control over its national economy-were more credible than those of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.

Of course, fear isn't much of an appealing public justification, especially for someone such as Johnson, who wants to project the image of a fearless leader. That's why the government has come up with an extensive technical justification for the decision-an explanation that's full of contradictions.

Wait, you mean to tell me that going alone instead of being part of the biggest trade and power block after the US opens you up to manipulation and spying by and subservience to the likes of China and Russia? This should make it clear to the US and the EU that the UK should not be trusted with intelligence data.