UK Bars Huawei From Supplying 5G Network In Major Reversal By Johnson Tyler Durden Tue, 07/14/2020 - 07:53 After rolling back a decision to allow Huawei-made components to be used in non-critical parts of the UK's 5G infrastrucutre, the UK government has just announced a landmark decision to block Huawei parts from being used throughout its 5G infrastructure in a major win for the Trump Administration as it bids to exclude Huawei from lucrative western markets, due to national security concerns. Starting Dec. 31, Huawei will be barred from providing new equipment to British networks. Additionally, Johnson’s National Security Council agreed Tuesday that all existing Huawei equipment must also be stripped from 5G networks by 2027. That's a slower timeline than some national security-conscious Tories had demanded. Lord John Brown, a former head of BP between 1995 and 2007 (leaving crucially before the 2010 oil spill), has been head of Huawei's UK board since September, when he became the first independent director in the UK. As Bloomberg concludes rather ominously, the decision to strip out Huawei’s kit from British networks represents a major reversal by Johnson, and threatens to fuel a growing row between the U.K. and China at a highly sensitive time. China has warned Johnson will face “consequences” if the U.K. treats it as a “hostile partner." Offering a hint at just how angry Beijing will be with this decision, a top CCP mouthpiece warned a few hours ago that an open, fair and non-discriminatory environment will be a major "litmus test" for Chinese investment in the British economy post-Brexit, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.