Three years after Huawei was blocked by the government of USA, due to concerns about the cybersecurity, Canada decides to follow the same course. This situation is a result of the ongoing trade tension between the US and China.
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The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, is very close to a final decision whereby Huawei will be banned from his country as well. The outcome would be similar to what the company and the users in 2019, although this time the reaction will be smaller.
Η Report goes on to say that Canada "delayed the decision" in an attempt to avoid causing tensions between Canada and China. Relations between these two countries have continued to deteriorate in recent years, as evidenced by the arrest of Huawei's Chief Financial Officer in 2018. In return, China responded by jailing the former diplomat Michael Spavor and the businessman Michael Kovrig.
Shortly after the publication of the report, the Marco Mendicino, Canadian Minister of Public Safety and the François-Philippe Champagne Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development held a press conference confirming the decision. But these officials also confirmed that the ZTE included in the trade ban for the same concerns for the Security at cyberspace.
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Tensions between the two countries continued to rise until the US intervened with a "deferred prosecution agreement with Meng". But it now seems that the relationship between Canada and China can no longer be resolved, with Huawei caught in the middle.
Can we expect to see a final Result similar to what happened in the US. This would be another blow to Huawei, which has seen a rapid decline in its sales around the world, including Canada. In 2018, Huawei claimed revenue from Sales approximately $428 million, which could be considered high. At the time, Huawei had only been selling phones in Canada since 2016 and was about to release the Huawei P30.
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