‘Clear Evidence of Collusion Between Huawei and the Chinese State’: British Defense Report

A wake up call to Western countries!

"The presence of Huawei equipment in our network increased the risk posed by these attacks and there is no doubt that Huawei’s designation as a high-risk vendor was justified. The Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre consistently reported on its low-quality products and concerning approach to software development, which has resulted in increased risk to UK operators and networks. The presence of Huawei in the UK’s 5G networks posed a significant security risk to individuals and to our Government. ... A further geopolitical consideration our inquiry highlighted was Huawei’s relationship with the Chinese state. It is clearly strongly linked to the Chinese state and the Chinese Communist Party, despite its statements to the contrary, as evidenced by its ownership model and the subsidies it has received. Additionally, Huawei’s apparent willingness to support China’s intelligence agencies and China’s 2017 National Intelligence Law are further cause for concern."

‘Clear Evidence of Collusion Between Huawei and the Chinese State’: British Defense Report The British defense committee reported on Thursday that there is ‘clear evidence of collusion between Huawei and the Chinese state’ and urged the government to urgently rid the country’s telecoms infrastructure of Huawei’s kit by 2025.



The Security of 5G: “We must not surrender our national security for the sake of short-term technological development” The Defence Committee publishes its report "The Security of 5G". The report finds that the development of 5G will increase our dependency on mobile connectivity, opening the UK up to security risks such as espionage, sabotage or system failure. The report makes a number of recommendations including on the following topics.