Former MI6 chief claims there is 'close linkage' between Huawei and Chinese military

There is 'close linkage' between Huawei and the Chinese military, a former head of MI6 has claimed, as he urged the Government to strip the firm from the UK's mobile network. Sir Richard Dearlove insisted that there was a 'strategic security reason' for the Government to U-turn on its decision to grant the telecoms giant access to Britain's 5G infastructure. His comments come ahead of a crucial meeting of the National Security Council on Tuesday in which ministers are expected to block the purchase of any new Huawei equipment by the end of this year, with the company removed from 5G by the mid-2020s. Sir Richard said that to remove the Chinese firm would make 'good security sense'. 'I think the relationship between the Chinese state and Huawei is absolutely clear cut,' he said. 'Huawei is not an ordinary international telecommunications company, it's an intimate part of the Chinese state. 'And if you know anything about Chinese military strategy they talk about the fusion of civil and military capabilities and there is a close linkage undoubtedly between the Chinese military capability and Huawei.
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