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On Huawei, NATO heads say that the UK 5G safety review is essential
(Reuters) On Wednesday, the head of the NATO military alliance said the West could not ignore China's rise, so it was crucial for Britain to have a look at Huawei 's role in its 5 G network to guarantee its security.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stolenberg has stated that China is approaching the West in several respects – Arctic, cyber and critical infrastructures, including telecoms.
I believe that the UK government will create its networks to safeguard the UK's 5 G networks, Stoltenberg told BBC radio.
I also believe therefore that it is necessary now to have a new analysis looking specifically into how this can be achieved, he said. He said.
When asked about the Stoltenberg remarks, spokeswoman Hua Chunying from Chinese Foreign Ministry told me that China posed no threat to any region.
We hope NATO will remain right about us and rationally look at our growth, she said.
The British National Cyber Security Center analyzes in its wider reassessment of ties with China the impact of US sanctions on Britain 's decision in the early 2014 edition to allow Huawei to take part in the development of its 5 G network.
In January, Huawei was given a minor position in the UK 5 G network by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, undermining a global US attempt to exclude the Chinese telecom giant from West communications.
In defying the UK's closest ally for China in the run-up to Brexit, Johnson ruled that the non-sensitive portions of the 5G network were authorized by 'high Risk Vendors,' such as Huawi.
But the outbreak of coronavirus, discord over Hong Kong and the United States. President Donald Trump 's anger at China led Britain to reassess Beijing relations.
China approaches, we see that they're investing heavily in critical infrastructure in Europe in the Arctic and, of course, we see China also working in cyberspace, said Stoltenberg.
The argument is therefore not to send NATO to the South China Sea, but to respond to the fact that China is getting closer to us.
The Organization for the North Atlantic Treaty was founded in 1949 to provide collective security against the Soviet Union in the United States , Canada, France , Great Britain and other Western European countries. 1991 collapsed in the Soviet Union.
Source: Reuters; Guy and Kate Holton reports; Michael Holden and Alex Richardson edits; Holden reports
