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Downing Street has come out in support of HuaweiTechnologies amid growing concern in Westminster over theChinese company’s crucial role in UK telecoms infrastructure.
英国首相府表态支持华为(Huawei Technologies)。目前英国议会对这家中国企业在英国电信基础设施中扮演的关键角色越来越担忧。
It emerged last week that MPs were investigating Huawei’s relationship with BT in the wake of ascathing US congressional report that claimed the company could pose a security risk.
在美国国会发布一份措辞严厉的报告，称华为可能构成一个安全风险后，上周传出的消息称，英国议会的一个委员会也在调查华为与英国电信(BT)之间的关系。
However, Downing Street insists it welcomes Huawei’s UK presence – weeks after Ren Zhengfei, thecompany’s founder, met David Cameron at Number 10 and announced a ￡1.3bn investment, creating 500 jobs.
不过，英国首相府坚称，欢迎华为在英国开展业务，就在几周前，英国首相戴维 卡梅伦(DavidCameron)在唐宁街10号会晤了该公司创始人任正非，后者宣布在英投资13亿英镑，创造500个就业岗位。
“These are exactly the kind of jobs we need to rebalance the economy and compete in the globalrace,” said a spokesman for the prime minister.
“这些正是我们推动经济再平衡、投入全球竞争所需的就业岗位，”英国首相的一名发言人表示。
Huawei, the world’s second-largest network equipment vendor, has been a big UK supplier sincestriking a deal with BT in 2004. But it has struggled to make inroads in the US, in part because ofconcern over cyber security and the company’s alleged ties to the Chinese state.
华为现在是全球第二大网络设备供应商。自2004年与BT达成一笔交易以来，该公司就一直是英国电信基础设施的一大供应商。但它迄今难以打开美国市场，部分原因是美方担忧网络安全问题，以及该公司据称与中国政府之间的联系。
A report last week by the US House intelligence committee said that security procedures used inBritain to vet Huawei equipment would be inadequate in the US.
美国众议院情报委员会(House intelligence committee)上周一份报告称，英国用于审查华为设备的安全程序，达不到美国的标准。
The findings have increased scrutiny of Huawei in Westminster, where the Commons intelligenceand security committee was already reviewing the company’s deal with BT before the US report.
这份报告的结论加大了英国议员们对华为的关注。在美方发布报告之前，英国下议院情报和安全委员会(Commons intelligence and security committee)已经在审查华为与BT达成的上述交易。
Sir Malcolm Rifkind, the former cabinet minister who chairs the committee, said the inquiry wouldexplore the extent of government involvement in Huawei’s agreement with BT. “We want to ask . . . whether there are or were any concerns at any level, and what steps have been taken toremove the risks if there are concerns,” said Sir Malcolm.
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 wasimportant, but added: “In light of the US congressional report, a robust investigation into thesecurity 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 governmenteight 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 aBritish company. But BT argued it could get good equipment from Huawei at a significantly lowerprice, which would benefit UK telecoms 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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发表于 2016-7-11 09:55:24