C H I N A

[royfromaus]

https://twitter.com/AmbLiuXiaoMing/status/1283090285174587394

Chinese Ambassador to the UK being ironic?

[royfromaus]

Also whilst you are here.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300146

[jackthehat]

This issue was always going to bite us in the bum....

USA on the one side and PRC on the other and seeing as much of our industry/production/exports are now owned by PRC this decision could have serious repercussions.

Petition signed.

[jackthehat]

allen - How about simply referring to royfromaus by his user-name instead of adapting it to suit your grievances?

[royfromaus]

I wish the Islam would disappear tomorrow, little allen... can't stand it.

[Pooka1950]

Fat Roy? Is that really necessary?

[royfromaus]

I don't mind what I'm called, jack...I've been called far worse.

I looked at the news topic this morning and despite there being plenty of news, nobody had posted about it (can't wait for the statue thread)

[shoota]

Can we not just send a gunboat?


Preferably with allen on it.

[barry1010]

No interest in your post but why have you put the header like that, with spaces between each letter? Seems an odd thing to do

[Gromit]

The UK does not have the technology to deliver 5G (and beyond) telecommunications systems, so we had planned to buy the kit from China.
But concerns were raised about national security, handing such vital systems to a potential enemy who could use it to spy on us, or sabotage the country.

So instead, we will buy the kit from the USA. I suppose that is an improvement on the Chinese, but we will still be at the mercy of a foreign power, and the NSA are probably already spying on us.

Obviously the delay in implementing 5G will be bad for our economy. Just hope the US 5G works, previous high tech systems bought by the UK taxpayer have had a nasty habit of being very costly, and not working properly.

[LadyCG]

No, Shoota. We must fire a missile, with Allen strapped to it.

[allenlondon]

Fat roy calls me little allen, I call him fat roy. It’s an Aussie thing between mates.

[Gromit]

Apparently the delay is expected to be about 3 years and the cost an extra £2Billion.

[jno]

still got the Chinese building nuclear power plants for you? That sounds safe.

[royfromaus]

Who is 'you'?

[jno]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinkley_Point_C_nuclear_power_station

[ToraToraTora]

when they squeal this loud you know it's hurting.

[ToraToraTora]

roy, I don't know if jno is British but he is one of the leading anti British on this site so he probably doesn't think of himself as British even if he is, thus we are refereed to in the second person.

[ichkeria]

“ So instead, we will buy the kit from the USA.”

From Finnish and Swedish tech companies as a matter of fact.
Undoubtedly this decision has been partly brought about due to concerns over US objections, ironically also due to US sanctions on Huawei itself which has caused other security issues.
And pressure from backbench MPs
It feels like the right decision however. There will be threats from the Chinese - there already have been - but if the west can show a reasonably united front, then China is bound to have take notice of that.
To this end it will be good to see the end of the Trump presidency. If ever there was an element harmful to western unity it is that.

[Peter Pedant]

// I don't mind what I'm called, jack...I've been called far worse// and I think you are thweet Roy

and this petition you are pushing ( y --- F --- G *) I take it you are not in favour of the Yellow Supremacy that it predicates?
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(*) it was gonna be you fat git - but people seem to have no sense of humour these days on AB and I meant it as my usual jocular frou-frou