US delegation to urge Downing Street to change course on Huawei

  • 2/19/2020
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A “furious” delegation of senior US officials will on Wednesday urge Downing Street to reverse its decision on Huawei, as senior Tories warn the UK’s approach to China is “becoming an embarrassment”. The delegation, led by Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, is expected to meet Sir Edward Lister, the Prime Minister’s Chief Strategic Adviser, in Number 10. MPs planning to rebel against the government Huawei legislation plan to meet the American delegation on Thursday. Iain Duncan Smith, the former Tory leader, told the Daily Telegraph: “For the past two decades we have cosied up to China in a way that is becoming an embarrassment.” He called for the government to review its decision on giving access to Britain"s 5G network adding: “None of the reasons given stand up to any scrutiny whatsoever.”...

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