A 6-member American delegation including Matthew Pottinger, the Deputy National Security Advisor, Robert Blair, Special Representative on International Telecommunications Policy, and Dr Christopher Ford, Assistant Secretary of State met senior British ministers on January 13, with discussions focusing on 5G. The delegation "provided new technical information to the UK government that indicates it is harder for the UK government to mitigate the risks than previously thought." Meanwhile a source close to the discussions told the Telegraph that the US is also concerned about the risk of other countries, which don't have the capacity to monitor their networks, granting Huawei access to 5G.
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