Dominic Raab has insisted the UK was not “strong-armed” by the US into excluding Huawei from its 5G network.
While US sanctions against the Chinese firm had affected the UK’s decision, the foreign secretary said the allies’ interests “overlapped” on the issue.
He said diversifying the UK’s telecoms supply chain was a priority to fill the gap once Huawei’s role ended in 2027.
US counterpart Mike Pompeo said the UK had made the right “sovereign” call and Chinese “bullying” must be resisted.
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