Boris Johnson defeats party rebels over Huawei’s 5G role
Amendment sought to ban Huawei by end-2022
10 March 2020 - 21:33
London — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday defeated his first party rebellion over a government decision to allow China’s Huawei to have a role in building Britain’s 5G phone network.
Huawei, the world’s biggest producer of telecom equipment, has been caught in a stand-off between Washington and Beijing after the US accused it of spying on Western states, allegations which the company has denied...
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