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Why we’ll regret the Huawei gamble

29 January 2020

8:39 PM

29 January 2020

8:39 PM

It is apparently fine for China to ban western technology from its telecommunications network but quite unacceptable for us to prioritise our national security. The decision to allow Huawei into the UK’s 5G network is the first of many tough choices in the new technological era. And we’ve flunked it.

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