Thread by @Heritage

We strongly support new efforts by the British government to reduce and ultimately eliminate #Huawei's role in the development of the UK's 5G network.

A welcome development as governments around the world adopt an increasingly tough stance toward China following #COVID19

We have been at the forefront of urging the British government against giving Chinese companies a stake in its 5G infrastructure.

#Huawei, a de facto state-controlled Chinese enterprise, poses a significant national security risk to the UK and U.S. allies around the world.

Huawei is already deeply embedded in the UK’s telecommunications infrastructure—and giving it a role in the development of Britain's 5G network would be a hugely dangerous move.

Months ago in @Telegraph, @NileGardiner warned “not only will China take this opportunity to harvest data on a fellow member of the U.N. Security Council, but also it will ruthlessly leverage its grip on the British economy...”

Read more on the threat posed by Huawei and other Chinese enterprises from @KlonKitchen: heritage.org/technology/rep…