How the US steamrolled Chinese tech giant Huawei out of the Five Eyes

Huawei has lost the anglosphere. The telecommunications giant that came to symbolise China’s economic rise and the risks of its unique brand of state-linked corporations will no longer have a role in building Britain’s 5G network or that of any Five Eyes partner. The sudden backflip by Britain’s security services on Monday (London time) over national security concerns is part of a much broader geopolitical play involving the US and Australia. Canada has effectively locked out the Shenhzen-based company through its major carriers signing contracts with Nordic firms Ericsson and Nokia. Getty-Images Huawei vice-president Victor Zhang said the company remained…