Huawei Gets Planning Approval for $1.2 Billion U.K. R&D Site
- Council decision has nothing to do with politics, Huawei says
- Chinese vendor faces questions over its future in Britain
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Huawei Technologies Co has received approval to break ground on a 1 billion pound ($1.2 billion) research and development site near Cambridge in the east of England, even as the company’s future in the country hangs in the balance.
The Chinese telecommunications giant received planning permission on Thursday from South Cambridgeshire District Council to build the first phase of a major development that has come under criticism from U.K. and U.S. lawmakers. The site was acquired in 2018 and will support 400 jobs across 50,000 square meters of facilities, according to a statement from the company.