After US, UK is banning the Huawei. Government asked the companies to eliminate equipment from Huawei out of the system by 2027.
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is a Chinese multinational technology company. It provides telecommunications equipment and sells consumer electronics smartphones.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Security Council chaired by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday morning. The decision was officially announced in the Parliament by Digital, Culture and Sports Minister Oliver Dowden.
“This has not been an easy decision, but it is the right one for the UK telecoms networks, for our national security and our economy,” digital minister Oliver Dowden told parliament.
The decision follows British condemnation of China’s imposition of a new security lawover the former British territory of Hong Kong.
China’s ambassador to the U.K. called the Huawei decision “disappointing and wrong.” He tweeted “It has become questionable whether the UK can provide an open, fair and non-discriminatory business environment for companies from other countries.”
The decision is a big win for the Trump administration, which has been pushing allies to exclude Huawei from their 5G networks, arguing that the Chinese company is a threat to national security.
Mr Liu had warned this month that there would be “consequences” if Britain started to treat China as a hostile country rather than an ally.
