- Title: China "paying close attention" as UK set to ban Huawei from 5G
- Date: 14th July 2020
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (JULY 14, 2020) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE MEDIA SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN ZHAO LIJIAN, SAYING: "Is it not possible to provide a business environment for Chinese companies in Britain that is open, fair, and free from discrimination? This is the touchstone of the direction of the post-Brexit British market, and it is also the forecast of how safe Chinese investment in Britain is. China is paying close attention to this." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY CHINESE FLAG FLYING
- Embargoed: 28th July 2020 11:47
- Keywords: 5H Boris Johnson China Huawei UK Zhao Lijian foreign ministry tech telecommunications
- Location: BEIJING, CHINA/ SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA/ BARCELONA, SPAIN/ BANGKOK, THAILAND
- City: BEIJING, CHINA/ SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA/ BARCELONA, SPAIN/ BANGKOK, THAILAND
- Country: China
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001CMS5EFB
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday (July 14) that it is "paying close attention" as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britain's 5G network.
So far the move has angered China but delighted U.S. President Donald Trump by signalling that the world's biggest telecoms equipment maker is no longer welcome in the West.
"Is it not possible to provide a business environment for Chinese companies in Britain that is open, fair, and free from discrimination? This is the touchstone of the direction of the post-Brexit British market, and it is also the forecast of how safe Chinese investment in Britain is. China is paying close attention to this," foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said during a daily briefing.
The United States has pushed Johnson to reverse his January decision to grant Huawei a limited role in 5G, while London has been dismayed by a crackdown in Hong Kong and the perception China did not tell the whole truth over the coronavirus.
Now, as Britain prepares to cast off from the European Union, Johnson will risk the ire of the world's second largest economy by ordering a purge of Huawei equipment which the United States says could be used to spy on the West.
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