Huawei is again in the center of attention, but also of a warning from the USA, making astonishing statements about the Chinese company and the products it sells. The Deputy Advisor to the US President for national security issues, Matt Pottinger, is in the UK to convince the authorities to ban the use of Huawei equipment in 5G networks, and he is doing it in a convincing way.
Huawei has been on the lookout for US warnings to its allies for some time, and now Pottinger says it's pure madness for Britain to allow the Chinese to supply equipment for 5G networks. The official delegation of which Pottinger is part provided the British with information to confirm the fact that the use of Huawei equipment in 5G networks brings very high risks for the national security of the country, but also of other states.
Huawei: AMAZING WARNING from the US, it's INSANE to Do Such a Thing
Until now, Huawei has been accused by the US without clear evidence of the risks being presented by the Americans, but finally its allies are getting reasons to ban Chinese equipment. The visit comes just a day after the head of MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence service, said that allowing Huawei to sell equipment for 5G networks would not be a risk to his country's national security, a statement that generated much controversy.
"The US has warned the British government that it would be 'madness' to use Huawei technology in the UK's 5G network. A US delegation led by deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger met ministers in London on Monday. The US delegation presented the UK with new evidence that it claims poses security risks posed by the use of the Chinese firm."
Huawei is now targeted by, apparently, the first evidence to show that the situation is not exactly as the company presents it, and that Great Britain, or other countries, have serious reasons to fear the danger that would be produced by the Chinese. At the moment, the UK is undecided whether Huawei should be allowed to sell 5G equipment for the country's networks, but probably this evidence will convince the authorities to do what the US wants.
Huawei will more than likely try to combat any kind of information that will be promoted by the US as proving the danger brought by its 5G equipment, but it remains to be seen what will happen.
