2019~2020年约翰逊政府两次华为决策的背景与逻辑

Abstract:Based on the Telecom Supply Chain Review conducted during the May era，the Johnson government made its Huawei decision on 28 January 2020，which allowed Huawei to play a limited role in the UK’s 5G network. This decision，however，triggered a rebellion of dozens of Tory MPs and strong dissatisfaction of Trump administration. In the following months，the COVID-19 pandemic strengthened the mistrust sentiments against China among some groups in the UK. What’s more，the Trump administration upgraded its export control against Huawei on May 15. In the context of these developments，the Johnson government’s position toward Huawei changed in as short as half a year. In its second decision in July，the Johnson government decided to put a total ban on the purchase of new Huawei 5G kits and remove Huawei from UK 5G networks. Studying the two decisions’ contents and logic carefully，one could find that the UK is accustomed to maximizing its benefits by technical arrangements，avoiding the so-called taking sides. However，given the high politicization of the Huawei issue and the significant technical and security consequences caused by USA’s sanctions on Huawei，the Johnson government now finds it extremely hard to stick to this technical approach.

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