委员会主席、曾担任内阁部长的马尔科姆·里夫金德爵士(Malcolm Rifkind)表示,这项调查将探究政府介入华为与BT达成协议的程度。“我们想问……有没有在任何层面上存在或曾经存在任何担忧,如果存在担忧,有关方面采取了哪些步骤来消除风险,里夫金德表示。
Helen Goodman, Labour’s telecoms spokeswoman, said Huawei’s inward investment was important, but added: “In light of the US congressional report, a robust investigation into the security issues is both urgent and necessary.
英国工党的电信事务发言人海伦·古德曼(Helen Goodman)表示,华为对英国的投资是重要的,但她补充说:“面对美国国会的报告,对相关安全问题展开彻查既很紧迫,也很必要。
The Financial Times has established there were high-level talks between BT and the government eight years ago in which security considerations were discussed.
据英国《金融时报》掌握,8年前,BT曾与英国政府举行高层磋商,讨论安全事项。
Its UK-based rival Marconi lobbied hard against the deal, urging ministers to instead back it as a British company. But BT argued it could get good equipment from Huawei at a significantly lower price, which would benefit UK tele-coms users.
当时,华为在英国的竞争对手马可尼(Marconi)大力游说反对这笔交易,并敦促部长级官员支持自己这样的英国企业。但BT辩称,它能够以显著较低的价格从华为得到优质设备,最终给英国的电信用户带来实惠。
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