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Huawei tech would put UK-US intelligence ties at risk, official (Robert Strayer) says
Source: The Guardian
Huawei tech would put UK-US intelligence ties at risk, official says
Chinese firm’s technology is security risk, says Strayer after council gives partial go-ahead
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
Mon 29 Apr 2019 14.26 BST Last modified on Mon 29 Apr 2019 15.44 BST
A US official has said the UK and any other western countries that adopt Huawei technology for 5G mobile phone networks risk affecting intelligence cooperation with the United States.
The escalation of the rhetoric comes days after a leak indicated the UK was prepared to give Huawei the go-ahead to supply “non-core” infrastructure – a security measure that the US said on Monday would not work in practice.
Robert Strayer, a deputy assistant secretary at the US Department of State, said on Monday that Huawei “was not a trusted vendor” and any use of its technology in 5G networks was a risk.
He said if an “untrusted vendor” such as Huawei was used by another country, the US would “have to reassess the ability for us to share information and be interconnected”, implying intelligence-sharing could be at risk.
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Chinese firm’s technology is security risk, says Strayer after council gives partial go-ahead
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
Mon 29 Apr 2019 14.26 BST Last modified on Mon 29 Apr 2019 15.44 BST
A US official has said the UK and any other western countries that adopt Huawei technology for 5G mobile phone networks risk affecting intelligence cooperation with the United States.
The escalation of the rhetoric comes days after a leak indicated the UK was prepared to give Huawei the go-ahead to supply “non-core” infrastructure – a security measure that the US said on Monday would not work in practice.
Robert Strayer, a deputy assistant secretary at the US Department of State, said on Monday that Huawei “was not a trusted vendor” and any use of its technology in 5G networks was a risk.
He said if an “untrusted vendor” such as Huawei was used by another country, the US would “have to reassess the ability for us to share information and be interconnected”, implying intelligence-sharing could be at risk.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/29/drop-huawaei-or-we-could-cut-intelligence-ties-us-warns-uk