U.K. Would be 'Irresponsible' to Allow Huawei to Bid For 5G: Think Tank
A former British diplomat called on Wednesday for Chinese telecoms giant
Huawei to be excluded from bidding for the next generation of 5G mobile
technology contracts, saying allowing such a move would be
"irresponsible."
In a report for defense and security think-tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Charles Parton warned against Beijing's "rigorous, ruthless advancement of China's interests."
"The history of China’s cyber attacks shows that an integral part of
CCP interference abroad is getting access to a wide variety of
information, whether related to industry, commerce, technology, defense,
personal details or politics," Parton wrote.
"5G will be crucial to the future functioning not just of [critical national infrastructure], but to many processes which will be reliant on the Internet of Things," he said.
Parton is a senior associate fellow at RUSI who spent 22 years of a 37-year diplomatic career covering China. His report was published just one day after Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said that any security threat arising from the use of Huawei equipment could be contained.
In a report for defense and security think-tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Charles Parton warned against Beijing's "rigorous, ruthless advancement of China's interests."
"5G will be crucial to the future functioning not just of [critical national infrastructure], but to many processes which will be reliant on the Internet of Things," he said.
Parton is a senior associate fellow at RUSI who spent 22 years of a 37-year diplomatic career covering China. His report was published just one day after Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said that any security threat arising from the use of Huawei equipment could be contained.
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