UK to Announce Decision on Huawei 5G After Trump’s Visit to Avoid Row – Report

Washington has been pressuring London hard, threatening to end intelligence cooperation, to deny the Chinese tech firm access to building its 5G telecommunication network, citing fears Huawei could have equipped its devices with backdoors for espionage at Beijing’s request. Huawei has repeatedly denied the accusations.
The British government is likely to postpone the official announcement that China’s Huawei will be providing the equipment for the UK’s 5G networks until after the visit by US President Donald Trump, The Sun reported, citing sources. According to them, London is trying to avoid a confrontation with the US president, who is vehemently pushing the UK to ditch the Chinese firm.