TOKYO (Reuters) – The British governing administration requested Japan to support develop its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies, the Nikkei stated on Sunday, a even more move in a worldwide engineering and security war involving the United States and China.

Britain named NEC Corp (6701.T) and Fujitsu Ltd (6702.T) as likely alternative suppliers to Huawei, the business enterprise daily reported, with no citing sources.

British officials fulfilled with their counterparts in Tokyo on Thursday, two days just after Britain purchased Huawei gear purged from its 5G networks by the stop of 2027, the Nikkei claimed.

As Britain prepares to go away the European Union, fears around the stability of Huawei have pressured Prime Minister Johnson to pick out in between the United States and China, weighing a important alliance versus billions in expense.

The Nikkei claimed the latest go demonstrates Britain’s energy to bring in new gear suppliers to foster competitiveness and aid decrease costs for the country’s wireless carriers.

The British embassy in Tokyo and Fujitsu did not immediately answer to electronic mail or text inquiries on Sunday. Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat and NEC did not remedy phone calls. Huawei and China’s international ministry had no quick comment.

British electronic minister Oliver Dowden very last week claimed Britain was operating with its allies to foster more robust rivals to Huawei, naming companies from Finland, Sweden, South Korea and Japan.