{"id":28910,"date":"2020-01-27T21:28:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T21:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/27\/key-republicans-seek-ban-on-intel-sharing-with-countries-that-use-huawei\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:31:47","slug":"key-republicans-seek-ban-on-intel-sharing-with-countries-that-use-huawei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2020\/01\/27\/key-republicans-seek-ban-on-intel-sharing-with-countries-that-use-huawei\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Republicans seek ban on intel sharing with countries that use Huawei"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2015 Key House Republicans have introduced a bill that would bar U.S. intelligence sharing with countries that allow telecom giant Huawei in their next-generation wireless networks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jan. 27 bill would potentially downgrade America\u2019s \u201cspecial relationship\u201d with the U.K., which is reportedly expected to grant Huawei some access to its nascent 5G network. Such a move by London would be a loss for the Trump administration, which has aggressively campaigned<\/a> against the company, arguing Chinese governments links to the firm mean it poses an espionage threat. (Huawei denies the allegations.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think that if they make that decision that they have Huawei in their 5G, then we have to recalculate and reassess whether or not they can continue to be among our closest intel partners,\u201d Rep. Liz Cheney, one of the bill\u2019s sponsors and the No. 3 Republican in the House, told reporters Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would urge the administration to go through and look at that. I think it would fundamentally alter the relationship we have with the U.K.,\u201d if the U.K. adopts Huawei in its 5G network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Washington works to maintain America\u2019s technological edge against China, it has been wrestling with just how to shape the role that Huawei is playing in developing 5G networks worldwide. Several China critics on Monday \u2015 Cheney, Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis. \u2015 met with reporters to argue the lure of cheap telecom equipment, subsidized by the Chinese government, is not worth the risk of Beijing gaining access to the vast amounts of data that would travel over nations\u2019 new networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\t