"On Huawei,I’m not against investment in this country,"the Prime Minister London'sEvening Standard.
"This is an open market economy but I don’t want to see our critical national infrastructure at risk of being in any way controlled by potentially hostile state vendors.
"So,we have to think very carefully about how to proceed now."
Johnson - who describes himself as a Sinophile - just six months ago and the Trump administration to block the Chinese vendor over fears of spying.
The decision was but also by,where opposition to the Prime Minister has swelled to the point where it is despite his landslide 80-seat majority secured in December.
To stave off parliamentary humiliation,Johnson in May which is widely expected to recommend a time-frame for the removal of Huawei equipment in line with the rebels'demands.
But the revolt is unlikely to be the last;Beijing's behaviour in Hong Kong and towards the Uighurs has from right across the political spectrum against the idea of any new Chinese investment,particularly in critical infrastructure.
MPs from Labour,the Scottish National Party,the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party are demanding the government adopts tougher measures than.
The demands include an immediate ban on Huawei,,an audit of all British government procurement of Chinese goods and to declare sanctions on Chinese officials who abuse human rights.
Successive British governments have been appallingly naive in their policies towards China.
Nick Timothy,former chief of staff to Theresa May
Nick Timothy,who served as chief of staff to former prime minister Theresa May,tried.
He said Britain had dramatically - and belatedly - shifted from the days of the Golden Era in Sino relations sought by David Cameron and former chancellor George Osborne.
"Successive British governments have been appallingly naive in their policies towards China,"he said.
"The pandemic,and China’s actions towards Hong Kong,are both shifting opinion in parliament.
"Now we need a new strategy backed by strong policies to free us from dependence on Beijing."
Unlike when Timothy was at Number 10,his view is now widely shared across the Commons.
Labour wants a complete phase-out of Chinese investment and involvement in 5G and nuclear,while the other opposition parties have joined calls for a boycott on Chinese investment.
The Scottish National Party's Alan Brown said Britain's dependence on Chinese investment had made it weak to respond to Beijing's human rights abuses.
"The reality is that global Britain is so weak with regard to China because it is reliant on CGN for nuclear and on Huawei for 5G,"Brown told Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
"If he wants to prove me wrong,will he rule out any future deals with CGN for nuclear power stations?"
After,it is not just Chinese companies being targeted.
This week to ensure they are not complicit in Beijing's human rights abuses against Uighurs in Xinjiang,
"Surely all countries and all institutions must understand that this is a moment when you have to pick a side:either you can be on the side of,and stand with,Hong Kong and the joint declaration,or you choose to stand with the Chinese Communist Party,"Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael said.
Four US departments have also cautioned American businesses of the"reputational,economic and legal risks"of doing business with entities that engage in human rights abuses in Xinjiang and broader China.
The government advisory warned that companies caught benefiting from forced labour as well as aiding Beijing's repression and surveillance in Xinjiang could result in violations of domestic law.
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