Huawei's hopes of global domination have been dashed

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article__header__meta__byline"> <span class="sans-serif fz14"> Featuring: </span> <a class="contributor" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/carisa-nietsche">Carisa Nietsche</a> </p> </div> <div class="article__header__sources"> <p> <span class="sans-serif fz14">Source:</span> <a class="source" href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/tech/huawei-fallout-5g-hnk-intl/index.html">CNN Business</a> </p> <p> <span class="sans-serif fz14">Journalist:</span> <span class="contributor">Sherisse Pham</span> </p> </div> </div> </header> <div class="wrapper wysiwyg margin-vertical drop-cap"> <p>Britain's decision to <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/tech/huawei-uk-ban/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ban Huawei from the country's 5G network</a> is a huge blow to the Chinese conglomerate's global ambitions and hopes of leading the next generation of wireless technology. </p> <p>Despite the US campaign against the company over the last two years, Huawei has managed to grow its 5G 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The company's supply chain has been <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/15/tech/commerce-department-huawei/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">upended by the latest US restrictions</a>, prompting renewed <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/04/tech/huawei-5g-india-europe-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">concerns about the security risks of using its product</a>.</p><p>Read the full story and more from <em><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/tech/huawei-fallout-5g-hnk-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CNN Business</a></em>.</p> </div> <div class="authors-block margin-top single"> <div class="wrapper -custom"> <style type="text/css"> h2#authors-1.section-title:after{background:#fff !important;} @media (min-width: 600px) { h2#authors-1.section-title{margin-top: -50px;margin-bottom: 100px;} h2#authors-1.section-title:after{margin-top: -50px;margin-bottom: -50px;} } @media (max-width: 599px) { h2#authors-1.section-title{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;padding-left:15px;} } </style> <h2 class="section-title" id="authors-1" data-toc-skip style=margin-bottom:5%;> Author </h2> <ul class="author-list"> <li class="author-list__item"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Carisa-Nietsche-thumbnail.jpg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Carisa-Nietsche-thumbnail.jpg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> <h3 class="h4 margin-bottom-half-em"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/carisa-nietsche">Carisa Nietsche</a> </h3> <p class="fz14 margin-bottom-1em">Associate Fellow, Transatlantic Security Program</p> <p class="fz12 sans-serif"> Carisa Nietsche is an associate fellow with the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). 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