Relations between Washington and London have warmed following the falling-out over the UK government’s decision to use China’s Huawei as a supplier for its 5G network, reports the Financial Times. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted that China was the ‘central threat of our times’, but accepted that it was a ‘sovereign’ UK decision and would not harm relations between the two countries, including intelligence-sharing. The US had wanted the UK to ditch Huawei for 5G but, in a meeting with the UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, it emerged that the two countries would now collaborate on efforts to develop a western rival to Huawei’s 5G equipment. The Wall Street journal reports that Huawei is pressing Australia to follow the UK and reverse its decision to ban the company’s equipment.
Relations between Washington and London have warmed following the falling-out over the UK government’s decision to use China’s Huawei as a supplier for its 5G network reports the Financial Times
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