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Coronavirus is a metaphor for our vulnerability over Huawei

14 March 2020

9:00 AM

14 March 2020

9:00 AM

Monday night’s Commons rebellion over Huawei was on a surprisingly serious scale for a new government with a big mandate. The problem for the government is not just the actual danger of our security being breached by Huawei, real though that is. It is also strategic. The government is not treating the subject this way, but sees it as merely a matter for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

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