Trump administration 'disappointed' with UK's decision to grant Huawei access to 5G networks

The U.K. said equipment made by Huawei would not be banned but that access will be restricted from 'sensitive functions.'

A month prior to Williamson's departure, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford said that if U.S. allies proceed with Huawei's equipment, intelligence cooperation could be undermined.

"Huawei exemplifies the Chinese Communist Party's systemic, organized, and state-driven approach to achieve global leadership in advanced technology." Since 2012, the U.S. government has warned against using Huawei equipment and component parts, alongside one of Huawei's Chinese competitors, ZTE. The company has been effectively banned since that time, with an executive order from Trump making those recommendations official.2012 report by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

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