Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said China strongly opposes Canada’s ban on the use of Chinese Huawei and ZTE products in the country.
Wang Wenbin stressed that Beijing will take all measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.
“The actions of the Canadian side completely violate the principles of a market economy and free trade rules that seriously harm the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies,” a Chinese diplomatic spokesman said in a statement. press briefing on Friday. “He strongly opposes this and will conduct a thorough and serious assessment and take all necessary action.” It will take the necessary measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.
The spokesman believed that the Canadian side had imposed this ban on the two Chinese companies without any specific evidence, under the pretext of national security risks.
Previously, Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, said that Canada had decided to ban the use of products and services owned by Chinese telecommunications companies “Huawei” and “ZTE” in the country, and mentioned that the ban had been lifted. The decision came after a thorough study by independent security agencies and consultations with Canada’s closest allies.
It is noteworthy that Canada is the fifth and last country in the intelligence alliance of Five Eyes intelligence services, which combines the work of the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand intelligence services, to ban or restrict Huawei’s activities. access to national 5G networks due to fear of spying.
Source: RIA Novosti
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