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by joshuaissac 2038 days ago
> think about why US and UK are so hell bent on banning huewei

The UK is not hell-bent on banning Huawei. It had initially approved Huawei hardware, and after banning them, admitted that this was due to geopolitical pressure,[1] which included US threats to reduce intelligence co-operation with the UK.[2] The US president even said that he was responsible for the UK's action.[3]

1. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jul/18/pressure-...

2. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/trump-to-threaten-to-curb-in...

3. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2020/jul/15/tru...