17 July 2019

US seeks to discredit UK spies in war against Huawei

Richard Kerbaj, Tim Shipman and Caroline Wheeler

The CIA and American State Department officials are working to discredit British spy agencies by undermining their national security judgments on the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, The Sunday Times can reveal.

Britain’s closest intelligence allies are leading a secret propaganda offensive through a series of briefings, including some in Brussels to European security agencies, according to a senior British intelligence official involved in the discussions.

They have told such agencies “you’re either with us or against us” on Huawei’s ambition to roll out 5G mobile infrastructure in the UK, because of concerns about the company’s links to the Chinese government.


British spies are outraged by America’s allegations that any involvement by Huawei in the UK’s future network would compromise the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing between America…


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