British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson said Tuesday that opponents of Huawei should suggest alternatives to the Chinese technology company as countries start start building out next-generation wireless networks.
Johnson's comments come after
American national security and telecom officials met their
British counterparts in
London, as his government prepares to decide on whether there's a future for Huawei in the U.K.'s new 5G networks.
Johnson noted that on the other hand, “I don't want, as the U.K. prime minister, to put in any infrastructure that is going to prejudice our national security or our ability to cooperate with Five Eyes intelligence partners,” which include the U.S.,
Canada, Australia and New Zealand.