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On China, has Canada lost its sense of justice?

#Huawei, with many partners around the world, has a great reputation globally. It has publicly stated, on many occasions, that its global operations are in strict compliance with local laws and regulations. Nevertheless, members of the #FiveEyes countries - the United States, #Britain, #Australia, #NewZealand and Canada - have accused Huawei of threatening their #nationalsecurity while providing no evidence. With such speculation, they have sown fear and misled people.

If Huawei’s #telecomequipment poses a security risk, so do the devices produced by Western telecom equipment manufacturers, since they use the same science and technology. To find out who poses the biggest threat to the security of other countries, please refer to the #UnitedStates' #PRISMprogram. Those who criticize China’s Huawei should exam themselves in the mirror. The Canadian side detained Ms. #MengWanzhou in an unreasonable way given she has not received any charges according to #Canadia's laws, which is clearly not judicial independence but a miscarriage of justice.


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On China, has Canada lost its sense of justice?
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-on-china-has-canada-lost-its-sense-of-justice/

The #Trumpadministration's global campaign against telecom giant #Huawei is pitting Europe against itself over #China. Up until now, no intelligence service has published clear evidence that Huawei inserted 'backdoors' for Chinese authorities to access the data that passes through its networks. Huawei itself vehemently denies it has ever helped any intelligence service with espionage requests.

Overall, #Europe's response to concerns about Huawei has been: Show us proof, then we’ll consider the actions. In critical markets such as #Germany, #France and the #UnitedKingdom, authorities have charged security agencies with verifying telecom equipment. In the U.K., Huawei has a longstanding deal with the intelligence agency GCHQ to have its equipment audited at a center called 'the Cell,' in Banbury, a provincial town in southeast England, where cybersecurity experts check its code for backdoors.


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#Trump’s war on Huawei splits Europe
https://www.politico.eu/article/telecoms-donald-trump-war-on-huawei-zte-splits-europe/

Unlike the #FiveEyes countries, #Germany's technology watchdog says it cannot find any evidence #Huawei is a security risk. #NewZealand's spy agency the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) in November effectively banned Spark from teaming up with the Chinese firm to build its #5G network.

For such serious decisions like a ban, you need proof, according to #ArneSchoenbohm, the head of Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). He said they couldn't find any evidence, even after examining products and its lab in the German city of Bonn.


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Germany okay with Huawei building infrastructure
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2018/12/germany-okay-with-huawei-building-infrastructure.html

As the #UnitedStates continues its campaign to urge allies not to use #Huawei equipment for #5G networks, not everyone is convinced. #Germany’s top authority overseeing computer and communications security is pushing back on claims that the Chinese firm poses a security risk.

#ArneSchönbohm, the president of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) noted that Huawei has gone above and beyond what other firms have done, opening a 'security lab' in Bonn, the city where BSI is based. The facility allows customers to inspect Huawei products, including the source code of software.


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German authority not sold on Huawei boycott
http://www.atimes.com/article/german-authority-not-sold-on-huawei-boycott/

Critics blast President Donald #Trump for suggesting he might 'intervene' in the #JusticeDepartment’s pending prosecution of a prominent Chinese executive so his administration can resolve a growing trade dispute with #China. 'We are not a tool of trade when we bring the cases,' Assistant Attorney General John Demers told a Senate panel. Demers was responding to a question from Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. Sitting beside Demers, the FBI’s top counterintelligence official, Assistant Director Bill Priestap, said he agreed with Demers, adding, 'From the FBI’s end, we’re going to continue to do our job.'


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DOJ 'not a tool of trade' in China dispute, official vows, after Trump suggests he might intervene
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-tool-trade-chinese-exec-case-official-vows/story?id=59775531

The Chinese #telecoms giant #Huawei is to spend $2bn (£1.5bn) in an effort to alleviate British security services’ concerns about vulnerabilities in its products, capping a torrid week for the firm. In July, a British government centre established to verify the integrity of Huawei’s technology warned that it had security concerns about the company’s technology and could only provide 'limited assurance' that risks to national security had been mitigated. BT confirmed it was removing Huawei equipment from key areas of its #4G network over concerns about the Chinese firm’s presence in critical telecoms infrastructure.

In 2010 the company struck an agreement with the British government to set up the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre in Banbury, Oxfordshire, to mitigate any potential risks arising from the use of the company’s products in national infrastructure. Its work is overseen by the National Cyber Security Centre, an arm of GCHQ.


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Huawei pledges $2bn in effort to allay #UK security concerns
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/07/huawei-pledges-2bn-in-effort-to-allay-uk-security-concerns