Ottawa's long-awaited decision will have global implications
Britain’s decision brought it firmly in line with Trump’s campaign to have Huawei banned from allied countries, including Canada.
Kovrig and Spavor were arrested nine days after Canada detained Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, on a U.S. arrest warrant in December 2018. That move is widely seen as retaliation by China to force Canada to release Meng. Watch: Here’s how Beijing responded to Britain’s decision to ban Huawei from its 5G network. Story continues below.But at the same time, Velshi also expressed sympathy for Kovrig and Spavor and reiterated the view of the Canadian arm of his company that diplomats can somehow win their freedom.
The Trump administration decided in May to block non-U.S. companies from using American technology to produce processor chips and other components for Huawei without Washington’s approval.On Wednesday, the Chinese government accused Britain of colluding with the U.S. to hurt Huawei. The Trump administration fired back by announcing travel bans on employees of Huawei and other Chinese companies that the U.S.
“We attribute that growth to the fact that our customers … have largely stood by us and continued to buy our products,” said Velshi.David Reed, Britain’s deputy high commissioner to Canada
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