It was a laudable effort — until the CIA and National Security Agency (NSA) sided with White House officials on matters related to Huawei, the Chinese technology company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Britain was determined to work with Huawei based on a recommendation by Ciaran Martin, whose team at GCHQ had made detailed intelligence and technology assessments. A White House delegation arrived in London in May 2019 for a policy disruption
