U.S. lawmakers warn Canada to keep Huawei out of its 5G plans โ TechCrunch
What happened: US senators have sent a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau advocating for the exclusion of Huawei from the countryโs 5G plans. The lawmakers warned Trudeau to โreconsider Huaweiโs inclusion in any aspect of Canadaโs 5G development, introduction, and maintenance,โ due to security concerns and links to the Chinese government.
Why itโs important: Last month, the head of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Securityโthe federal agency tasked with addressing cyber threatsโdismissed claims that Huawei posed a threat to the countryโs national security. However, the US recently signed off on a new law that prohibits government agencies from using Huawei and ZTEโs services and hardware. Australia has also moved to block the companies from its own 5G deployment. US lawmakers warn that by making use of infrastructure built by companies close to the Chinese government, countries that make up the โFive Eyesโ intelligence-sharing networkโthe US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealandโcould be giving a foreign power access that they otherwise would not have had.
