UK pushed by China over tech giant Huawei

China’s ambassador to the UK has urged the government to act independently and resist external pressure as he defended the tech giant Huawei.

The firm is at the centre of a Whitehall leak inquiry after details emerged of a National Security Council (NSC) meeting when Prime Minister Theresa May was said to have given the green light for Huawei to help build the UK’S 5G communications network.

Some of the UK’S closest allies have blocked Huawei from work on their own networks because of security concerns, some of which were reportedly raised by Cabinet ministers present at the NSC meeting about the firm’s involvement.

Beijing’s ambassador, Liu Xiaoming, questioned whether the UK would “choose independent decision-making or not”.