British Official Walks Out of Huawei Meeting Over Security Concerns

British Official Walks Out of Huawei Meeting Over Security Concerns
People walk past a Huawei shop in Beijing on Dec. 11, 2018. Thomas Peter/Reuters
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LONDON—Huawei’s relations with British authorities hit a low last month when a top official walked out of a meeting with the Chinese company over its perceived failure to fix security holes in its products, sources familiar with the talks told Reuters.

Although Huawei responded with a pledge to spend $2 billion on a security overhaul to address the British concerns, tensions between London and the world’s biggest producer of telecoms equipment remain high as it fights U.S.-led allegations of Chinese state spying.