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Jeremy Warner

The West's problem isn't Huawei, it's monopolies everywhere

The British government has wisely chosen an over-powerful Chinese supplier against US bullying.

Congratulations to Boris Johnson for a gutsy, pragmatic and essentially correct decision on Huawei. Based on compromise, hard evidence and expert advice, rather than the shrill voices of political prejudice and sentiment all around him, it bodes well for the future.

The British government seems to have struck the right balance between the needs of the economy and the countervailing risks to security on the one hand, and Britain's relationship with the US and China on the other.

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Jeremy Warner is a columnist for The Daily Telegraph in London.

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